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The surname Sanmiguel

A surname, carried by 5,513 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S524

Sanmiguel: #6,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sanmiguel #6,204, 5,513 people Sanmiguel: #6,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sanmiguel #6,204, 5,513 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sanmiguel is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,513 people named Sanmiguel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,003 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,588.

#6,204
rank among US surnames
5,513
people in 2010
1.9
per 100,000 Americans
+20.2%
change since 2000 (was #6,772)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#6,199Beckner5,51655,973
#6,200Verdin5,51555,983
#6,201Abram5,51455,993
#6,204Sanmiguel5,51356,003

Who is named Sanmiguel

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

84% of people named Sanmiguel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 84%
  • White (not Hispanic) 8.5%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 6.0%
  • Two or more races 0.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Sanmiguels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Janina San Miguel
    2008 Binibining Pilipinas World pageant winner

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sanmiguel

Sanmiguel has the Soundex code S524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S524.

Questions

How common is the surname Sanmiguel?
5,513 people in the United States had the surname Sanmiguel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,003 Americans. It ranked 6,204th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sanmiguel?
In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Sanmiguel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sanmiguel?
Janina San Miguel, 2008 Binibining Pilipinas World pageant winner.
Where is the surname Sanmiguel most common?
Wikidata records people named Sanmiguel in the Philippines.
Is the surname Sanmiguel getting more or less common?
More common. 4,588 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,513 in 2010, up 20%.