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    The surname Sanjose

    A surname, carried by 1,027 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S522

    Sanjose: #24,388 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Sanjose #24,388, 1,027 people Sanjose: #24,388 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Sanjose #24,388, 1,027 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sanjose is more common than 85% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,027 people named Sanjose in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 740.

    #24,388
    rank among US surnames
    1,027
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.8%
    change since 2000 (was #29,932)

    Who is named Sanjose

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

    66% of people named Sanjose identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 21% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.7% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 66%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 21%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.7%
    • Two or more races 5.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sanjose

    Sanjose has the Soundex code S522, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S522.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Sanjose?
    1,027 people in the United States had the surname Sanjose in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. It ranked 24,388th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sanjose?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Sanjose identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 21% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Sanjose getting more or less common?
    More common. 740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,027 in 2010, up 39%.