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    The surname Quiros

    A Spanish surname, carried by 3,059 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex Q620

    Quiros: #10,491 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Quiros #10,491, 3,059 people Quiros: #10,491 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Quiros #10,491, 3,059 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quiros is more common than 93.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Quiros. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,059 people named Quiros in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,930 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,430.

    #10,491
    rank among US surnames
    3,059
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +25.9%
    change since 2000 (was #11,807)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,484Caylor3,064100,766
    #10,486Caffrey3,062100,831
    #10,487Arens3,060100,897
    #10,491Garth3,059100,930
    #10,498Chatfield3,057100,996
    #10,499Fulbright3,056101,029

    Who is named Quiros

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Quiros identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Quiross

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Aaron Quirós
      Argentine footballer, born 2001

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Quiros

    Quiros has the Soundex code Q620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q620.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Quiros come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Quiros. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica.
    How common is the surname Quiros?
    3,059 people in the United States had the surname Quiros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,930 Americans. It ranked 10,491st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Quiros?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Quiros identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Quiros?
    Aaron Quirós, Argentine footballer.
    Where is the surname Quiros most common?
    Wikidata records people named Quiros in Argentina.
    Is the surname Quiros getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,430 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,059 in 2010, up 26%.
    What are other spellings of Quiros?
    Quiroz.