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    The surname Rincon

    A Spanish surname, carried by 16,455 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R525

    Rincon: #2,215 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Rincon #2,215, 16,455 people Rincon: #2,215 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rincon #2,215, 16,455 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rincon is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Rincón.

    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 16,455 people named Rincon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,763 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,921.

    #2,215
    rank among US surnames
    16,455
    people in 2010
    5.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38%
    change since 2000 (was #2,782)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,206Arnett16,49918,713
    #2,207Reagan16,49118,722
    #2,208Anguiano16,47918,736
    #2,209Lincoln16,47718,738
    #2,210Tamayo16,47418,741
    #2,211Perdue16,46418,753
    #2,212Easley16,45918,758

    Who is named Rincon

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

    95% of people named Rincon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%
    • Two or more races 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rincon come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Rincón.
    How common is the surname Rincon?
    16,455 people in the United States had the surname Rincon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,763 Americans. It ranked 2,215th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rincon?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Rincon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Rincon getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,921 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,455 in 2010, up 38%.