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    The surname Soto

    A surname, carried by 144,451 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S300

    Soto: #191 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Soto #191, 144,451 people Soto: #191 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Soto #191, 144,451 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Soto is more common than 99.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 144,451 people named Soto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,137 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 106,631.

    #191
    rank among US surnames
    144,451
    people in 2010
    49
    per 100,000 Americans
    +35.5%
    change since 2000 (was #257)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #182Mills151,9422,032
    #183Meyer150,8952,046
    #184Rice149,5002,065
    #185Schmidt147,0342,100
    #186Garza147,0052,100
    #187Daniels146,5702,106
    #188Ferguson146,4262,109

    Who is named Soto

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

    93% of people named Soto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Sotos

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Talisa Soto
      American actress and model, born 1967
    • Sebastian Soto
      American soccer player, born 2000
    • Alexis Soto
      Argentinian association football player, born 1993
    • Joe Soto
      American mixed martial arts fighter, born 1987
    • Steve Soto
      American musician (1963–2018)
    • Fernando Soto
      (b. 1968), Spanish actor

    Notable Sotos come mostly from the United States (4), Argentina (1) and Spain (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Soto

    Soto has the Soundex code S300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S300.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Soto?
    144,451 people in the United States had the surname Soto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,137 Americans. It ranked 191st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Soto?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Soto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Soto?
    Talisa Soto, American actress and model, followed by Sebastian Soto.
    Where is the surname Soto most common?
    Wikidata records people named Soto in the United States, Argentina and Spain.
    Is the surname Soto getting more or less common?
    More common. 106,631 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 144,451 in 2010, up 36%.