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    The surname Suazo

    A Basque surname, carried by 5,921 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S200

    Suazo: #5,843 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Suazo #5,843, 5,921 people Suazo: #5,843 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Suazo #5,843, 5,921 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Suazo is more common than 96.4% of them.

    Origin

    Basque origin

    From Spanish, variant of Zuazo, from Basque.

    One of 20 Basque surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 5,921 people named Suazo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,144 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,133.

    #5,843
    rank among US surnames
    5,921
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +43.3%
    change since 2000 (was #7,430)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,837Dizon5,92452,118
    #5,838Bentz5,92352,127
    #5,841Thurmond5,92252,135
    #5,843Sorrells5,92152,144
    #5,845Wingo5,91352,215

    Who is named Suazo

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

    87% of people named Suazo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Two or more races 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Suazos

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Roberto Suazo Córdova
      29th President of Honduras (1982-1986)
    • Chloe Bridges
      American actress, born 1991

    Notable Suazos come mostly from Honduras (1) and the United States (1).

    Other Basque surnames

    All 20 Basque surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Suazo come from?
    From Spanish, variant of Zuazo, from Basque.
    How common is the surname Suazo?
    5,921 people in the United States had the surname Suazo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,144 Americans. It ranked 5,843rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Suazo?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Suazo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Suazo?
    Roberto Suazo Córdova, 29th President of Honduras (1982-1986), followed by Chloe Bridges.
    Where is the surname Suazo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Suazo in Honduras and the United States.
    Is the surname Suazo getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,133 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,921 in 2010, up 43%.