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The surname Tlatelpa

A Nahuatl surname, carried by 806 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T434

Tlatelpa: #29,334 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Tlatelpa #29,334, 806 people Tlatelpa: #29,334 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Tlatelpa #29,334, 806 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tlatelpa is more common than 81.9% of them.

Origin

Nahuatl origin

Ultimately of Nahuatl origin. This surname is predominantly found in the state of Puebla, in Mexico.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 806 people named Tlatelpa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 383,059 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 522.

#29,334
rank among US surnames
806
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+54.4%
change since 2000 (was #39,617)

Who is named Tlatelpa

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

99% of people named Tlatelpa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 99%
  • White (not Hispanic) 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Tlatelpa come from?
Ultimately of Nahuatl origin. This surname is predominantly found in the state of Puebla, in Mexico.
How common is the surname Tlatelpa?
806 people in the United States had the surname Tlatelpa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 383,059 Americans. It ranked 29,334th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tlatelpa?
In the 2010 Census, 99% of people named Tlatelpa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 0.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Tlatelpa getting more or less common?
More common. 522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 806 in 2010, up 54%.