How common is the surname Spanos?

1,386 people in the United States had the surname Spanos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,760 Americans. It ranked 19,489th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Spanos?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Spanos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Spanos?

Alex Spanos, American businessman (1923–2018).

Where is the surname Spanos most common?

Wikidata records people named Spanos in the United States.

Is the surname Spanos getting more or less common?

More common. 1,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,386 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname Spanos

A surname, carried by 1,386 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spanos is more common than 88% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,386 people named Spanos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,760 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,298.

#19,489

rank among US surnames

1,386

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,313)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,480	Vanvoorhis	1,387	222,600
#19,489	Pulsifer	1,386	222,760
#19,498	Dubuque	1,385	222,921

Who is named Spanos

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

96% of people named Spanos identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Spanoss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Spanos
American businessman (1923–2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Spanos

Spanos has the Soundex code S152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S152.

Questions

How common is the surname Spanos?: 1,386 people in the United States had the surname Spanos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,760 Americans. It ranked 19,489th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spanos?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Spanos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Spanos?: Alex Spanos, American businessman (1923–2018).
Where is the surname Spanos most common?: Wikidata records people named Spanos in the United States.
Is the surname Spanos getting more or less common?: More common. 1,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,386 in 2010, up 6.8%.