How common is the surname Razo?

12,125 people in the United States had the surname Razo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,464 Americans. It ranked 2,960th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Razo getting more or less common?

More common. 8,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,125 in 2010, up 36%.

The surname Razo

A Spanish surname, carried by 12,125 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Razo is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Razo.

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 12,125 people named Razo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,464 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,891.

#2,960

rank among US surnames

12,125

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+36.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,671)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,952	Nye	12,167	25,376
#2,953	Reis	12,165	25,380
#2,954	Birch	12,161	25,388
#2,955	Milner	12,153	25,405
#2,956	Slone	12,142	25,428
#2,957	Spurlock	12,141	25,430
#2,958	Tolliver	12,128	25,457

Who is named Razo

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

92% of people named Razo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Razo

Razo has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Razo come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Razo.
How common is the surname Razo?: 12,125 people in the United States had the surname Razo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,464 Americans. It ranked 2,960th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Razo?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Razo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Razo getting more or less common?: More common. 8,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,125 in 2010, up 36%.