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    The surnameReyes

    A Spanish surname, the 60th most common in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R200

    Reyes: #60 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Reyes #60, 327,904 people Reyes: #60 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Reyes #60, 327,904 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reyes is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Reyes.

    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 327,904 people named Reyes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 942 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 232,511.

    #60
    rank among US surnames
    327,904
    people in 2010
    111
    per 100,000 Americans
    +41%
    change since 2000 (was #81)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #51Gomez365,655844
    #52Phillips360,802856
    #53Evans355,593868
    #54Turner348,627886
    #55Diaz347,636888
    #56Parker336,221918
    #57Cruz334,201924

    Who is named Reyes

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

    89% of people named Reyes identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.6%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Reyess

    9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Judy Reyes
      American actress, born 1967
    • Ernie Reyes
      American actor and stunt performer, born 1972
    • Dominick Reyes
      American mixed martial artist, born 1989
    • Eduardo Reyes Ortíz
      Bolivian footballer, 1907–1955
    • Faustino Reyes
      Boxer, born 1975
    • Silvestre Reyes
      American politician, born 1944
    • Alisa Reyes
      American actress, born 1981
    • Leonel Reyes
      Bolivian footballer, born 1976
    • Ginger Pooley
      American rock musician (born 1977)

    Notable Reyess come mostly from the United States (6), Bolivia (2) and Spain (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Reyes

    Reyes 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 Reyes come from?
    From Spanish Reyes.
    How common is the surname Reyes?
    327,904 people in the United States had the surname Reyes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 942 Americans. It ranked 60th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Reyes?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Reyes identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Reyes?
    Judy Reyes, American actress, followed by Ernie Reyes.