How common is the surname Rego?

5,342 people in the United States had the surname Rego in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,796 Americans. It ranked 6,375th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rego?

In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Rego identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Rego?

Leila Barros, Brazilian politician and volleyball player, followed by Tânia Alves.

Where is the surname Rego most common?

Wikidata records people named Rego in Brazil.

Is the surname Rego getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,342 in 2010, down 2.8%.

The surname Rego

A surname, carried by 5,342 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). Rego is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,342 people named Rego in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,796 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,498.

#6,375

rank among US surnames

5,342

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-2.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,770)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,367	Peabody	5,345	57,763
#6,370	Mix	5,344	57,774
#6,373	Brazil	5,343	57,785
#6,375	Rego	5,342	57,796
#6,377	Mickens	5,339	57,828
#6,378	Skeen	5,338	57,839
#6,379	Curl	5,335	57,872

Who is named Rego

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

80% of people named Rego identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.7%
Two or more races 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Regos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leila Barros
Brazilian politician and volleyball player, born 1971
Tânia Alves
Brazilian actress, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rego

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

Questions

How common is the surname Rego?: 5,342 people in the United States had the surname Rego in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,796 Americans. It ranked 6,375th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rego?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Rego identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rego?: Leila Barros, Brazilian politician and volleyball player, followed by Tânia Alves.
Where is the surname Rego most common?: Wikidata records people named Rego in Brazil.
Is the surname Rego getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,342 in 2010, down 2.8%.