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    The surname Requena

    A surname, carried by 1,661 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex R250

    Requena: #17,087 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Requena #17,087, 1,661 people Requena: #17,087 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Requena #17,087, 1,661 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Requena is more common than 89.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,661 people named Requena in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 185,879 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,155.

    #17,087
    rank among US surnames
    1,661
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +43.8%
    change since 2000 (was #21,176)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,080Wile1,662185,767
    #17,087Kendig1,661185,879

    Who is named Requena

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

    84% of people named Requena identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 84%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Requena?
    1,661 people in the United States had the surname Requena in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,879 Americans. It ranked 17,087th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Requena?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Requena identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Requena getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,155 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,661 in 2010, up 44%.