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    The surname Samano

    A surname, carried by 3,547 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S550

    Samano: #9,195 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Samano #9,195, 3,547 people Samano: #9,195 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Samano #9,195, 3,547 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Samano is more common than 94.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,547 people named Samano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,044 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,315.

    #9,195
    rank among US surnames
    3,547
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +53.2%
    change since 2000 (was #12,317)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,186Scalise3,55186,946
    #9,190Fetzer3,55086,971
    #9,192Jimerson3,54887,020
    #9,195Samano3,54787,044
    #9,199Schumaker3,54587,093
    #9,203Wagers3,54487,118

    Who is named Samano

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

    91% of people named Samano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Samano

    Samano has the Soundex code S550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S550.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Samano?
    3,547 people in the United States had the surname Samano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,044 Americans. It ranked 9,195th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Samano?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Samano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Samano getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,315 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,547 in 2010, up 53%.