How common is the surname Sereno?

1,423 people in the United States had the surname Sereno in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 216,968 Americans. It ranked 19,114th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sereno?

In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Sereno identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sereno?

Paul Sereno, American paleontologist (born 1957).

Where is the surname Sereno most common?

Wikidata records people named Sereno in the United States.

Is the surname Sereno getting more or less common?

More common. 1,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,423 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname Sereno

A surname, carried by 1,423 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). Sereno is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,423 people named Sereno in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 216,968 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,162.

#19,114

rank among US surnames

1,423

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+22.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,069)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,105	Rosenau	1,424	216,816
#19,114	Sereno	1,423	216,968
#19,123	Winebarger	1,422	217,121

Who is named Sereno

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

52% of people named Sereno identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 42%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.4%
Two or more races 1.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Serenos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Sereno
American paleontologist (born 1957)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sereno

Sereno 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 Sereno?: 1,423 people in the United States had the surname Sereno in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 216,968 Americans. It ranked 19,114th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sereno?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Sereno identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sereno?: Paul Sereno, American paleontologist (born 1957).
Where is the surname Sereno most common?: Wikidata records people named Sereno in the United States.
Is the surname Sereno getting more or less common?: More common. 1,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,423 in 2010, up 23%.