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    The surname Sosa

    A Spanish surname, carried by 52,457 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈsoʊsə/ 2 syllables Soundex S200

    Sosa: #650 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Sosa #650, 52,457 people Sosa: #650 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Sosa #650, 52,457 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sosa is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Sosa, from Portuguese Sousa.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 52,457 people named Sosa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,886 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 36,813.

    #650
    rank among US surnames
    52,457
    people in 2010
    18
    per 100,000 Americans
    +42.5%
    change since 2000 (was #859)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #641Vincent53,0955,815
    #642York53,0595,819
    #643Hodge52,9205,834
    #644Villa52,8175,846
    #645Abbott52,7395,854
    #646Allison52,7015,858
    #647Tapia52,6515,864

    Who is named Sosa

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

    93% of people named Sosa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sosa

    Sosa has the Soundex code S200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S200.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sosa come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Sosa, from Portuguese Sousa.
    How common is the surname Sosa?
    52,457 people in the United States had the surname Sosa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,886 Americans. It ranked 650th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sosa?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Sosa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Sosa?
    Sosa is /ˈsoʊsə/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Sosa getting more or less common?
    More common. 36,813 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 52,457 in 2010, up 43%.