How common is the surname Serano?

1,040 people in the United States had the surname Serano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,871 Americans. It ranked 24,174th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Serano?

Julia Serano, American writer and activist, followed by Greg Serano.

Where is the surname Serano most common?

Wikidata records people named Serano in the United States.

Is the surname Serano getting more or less common?

More common. 880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,040 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Serano

A surname, carried by 1,040 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Serano is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,040 people named Serano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 296,871 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 880.

#24,174

rank among US surnames

1,040

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+18.2%

change since 2000 (was #26,147)

Who is named Serano

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

78% of people named Serano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 78%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Seranos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julia Serano
American writer and activist, born 1967
Greg Serano
American actor, born 1972
Carmen Serano
American actress, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Serano

Serano has the Soundex code S650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S650.

Questions

How common is the surname Serano?: 1,040 people in the United States had the surname Serano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,871 Americans. It ranked 24,174th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Serano?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Serano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Serano?: Julia Serano, American writer and activist, followed by Greg Serano.
Where is the surname Serano most common?: Wikidata records people named Serano in the United States.
Is the surname Serano getting more or less common?: More common. 880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,040 in 2010, up 18%.