How common is the surname Tenorio?

8,629 people in the United States had the surname Tenorio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,780 Americans. It ranked 4,111th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tenorio?

Bruna Tenório, Brazilian model, followed by Pedro Tenorio.

Where is the surname Tenorio most common?

Wikidata records people named Tenorio in Brazil and Spain.

Is the surname Tenorio getting more or less common?

More common. 6,301 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,629 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Tenorio

A surname, carried by 8,629 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex T560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tenorio is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,629 people named Tenorio in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,780 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,301.

#4,111

rank among US surnames

8,629

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+36.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,110)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,102	Fusco	8,650	35,693
#4,103	Parada	8,649	35,697
#4,104	Sorrell	8,641	35,730
#4,105	Hawks	8,639	35,739
#4,107	Prasad	8,638	35,743
#4,108	Romeo	8,636	35,751
#4,109	Lightfoot	8,634	35,759

Who is named Tenorio

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

77% of people named Tenorio identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 77%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 7.5%
White (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Tenorios

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruna Tenório
Brazilian model, born 1989
Pedro Tenorio
Archbishop of Toledo, 1328–1399

Notable Tenorios come mostly from Brazil (1) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tenorio

Toner

Tenorio has the Soundex code T560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T560.

Questions

How common is the surname Tenorio?: 8,629 people in the United States had the surname Tenorio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,780 Americans. It ranked 4,111th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tenorio?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Tenorio identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Tenorio?: Bruna Tenório, Brazilian model, followed by Pedro Tenorio.
Where is the surname Tenorio most common?: Wikidata records people named Tenorio in Brazil and Spain.
Is the surname Tenorio getting more or less common?: More common. 6,301 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,629 in 2010, up 37%.