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    The surname Recinos

    A Spanish surname, carried by 6,540 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex R252

    Recinos: #5,326 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Recinos #5,326, 6,540 people Recinos: #5,326 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Recinos #5,326, 6,540 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Recinos is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Recinos. This surname is predominantly found in Guatemala.

    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 6,540 people named Recinos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,209 Americans. That is up 62% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,028.

    #5,326
    rank among US surnames
    6,540
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +62.4%
    change since 2000 (was #7,609)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,323Beiler6,54947,144
    #5,324Yin6,54847,151
    #5,325Marlowe6,54347,187
    #5,326Recinos6,54047,209

    Who is named Recinos

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

    96% of people named Recinos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Recinos come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Recinos. This surname is predominantly found in Guatemala.
    How common is the surname Recinos?
    6,540 people in the United States had the surname Recinos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,209 Americans. It ranked 5,326th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Recinos?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Recinos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Recinos getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,540 in 2010, up 62%.