How common is the surname Samudio?

1,211 people in the United States had the surname Samudio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,951 Americans. It ranked 21,553rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Samudio?

Braian Samudio, association football player, followed by Sam the Sham.

Where is the surname Samudio most common?

Wikidata records people named Samudio in Paraguay and the United States.

Is the surname Samudio getting more or less common?

More common. 956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,211 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Samudio

A Spanish surname, carried by 1,211 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex S530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Samudio is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Samudio, variant of Zamudio. This surname is mostly found in Paraguay.

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 1,211 people named Samudio in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 254,951 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 956.

#21,553

rank among US surnames

1,211

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+26.7%

change since 2000 (was #24,513)

Who is named Samudio

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

86% of people named Samudio identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Samudios

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Braian Samudio
Association football player, born 1995
Sam the Sham
American rock and roll singer, born 1937

Notable Samudios come mostly from Paraguay (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Samudio

Samad

Samudio has the Soundex code S530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S530.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Samudio come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Samudio, variant of Zamudio. This surname is mostly found in Paraguay.
How common is the surname Samudio?: 1,211 people in the United States had the surname Samudio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,951 Americans. It ranked 21,553rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Samudio?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Samudio identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Samudio?: Braian Samudio, association football player, followed by Sam the Sham.
Where is the surname Samudio most common?: Wikidata records people named Samudio in Paraguay and the United States.
Is the surname Samudio getting more or less common?: More common. 956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,211 in 2010, up 27%.