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    The surname Serrano

    A surname, carried by 75,996 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S650

    Serrano: #429 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Serrano #429, 75,996 people Serrano: #429 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Serrano #429, 75,996 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Serrano is more common than 99.7% of them.

    Origin

    From Spanish serrano (“highlander”) from sierra.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 75,996 people named Serrano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,063 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 55,057.

    #429
    rank among US surnames
    75,996
    people in 2010
    26
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38%
    change since 2000 (was #545)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #420Cross77,5573,981
    #421Calderon77,0854,005
    #422Quinn76,9864,010
    #423Moss76,9084,014
    #424Swanson76,8974,015
    #425Chan76,6644,027
    #426Rivas76,2054,052

    Who is named Serrano

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

    90% of people named Serrano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Serranos

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nestor Serrano
      American actor, born 1955
    • Andres Serrano
      American photographer (1950- )
    • João Miguel Serrano Leonelli
      Brazilian actor, screenwriter and director, born 1970
    • Julio Cesar Serrano
      Argentine footballer, born 1981
    • Walter Serrano
      Argentinian association football player, born 1986
    • Bixente Serrano Izko
      Basque writer, 1948–2020
    • Zoey Stark
      American professional wrestler, born 1994

    Notable Serranos come mostly from the United States (3), Argentina (2) and Brazil (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Serrano

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Serrano come from?
    From Spanish serrano (“highlander”) from sierra.
    How common is the surname Serrano?
    75,996 people in the United States had the surname Serrano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,063 Americans. It ranked 429th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Serrano?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Serrano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Serrano?
    Nestor Serrano, American actor, followed by Andres Serrano.
    Where is the surname Serrano most common?
    Wikidata records people named Serrano in the United States, Argentina and Brazil and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Serrano getting more or less common?
    More common. 55,057 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 75,996 in 2010, up 38%.