How common is the surname Urquidez?

1,117 people in the United States had the surname Urquidez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,406 Americans. It ranked 22,906th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Urquidez?

Benny Urquidez, American kickboxer, martial artist, martial arts choreographer, and actor.

Where is the surname Urquidez most common?

Wikidata records people named Urquidez in the United States.

Is the surname Urquidez getting more or less common?

More common. 930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,117 in 2010, up 20%.

The surname Urquidez

A Spanish surname, carried by 1,117 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex U623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Urquidez is more common than 85.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Urquídez, itself of Basque origin.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,117 people named Urquidez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 276,406 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 930.

#22,906

rank among US surnames

1,117

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+20.1%

change since 2000 (was #25,041)

Who is named Urquidez

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

88% of people named Urquidez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
White (not Hispanic) 8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Two or more races 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Urquidezs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Benny Urquidez
American kickboxer, martial artist, martial arts choreographer, and actor, born 1952

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Urquidez come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Urquídez, itself of Basque origin.
How common is the surname Urquidez?: 1,117 people in the United States had the surname Urquidez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,406 Americans. It ranked 22,906th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Urquidez?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Urquidez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Urquidez?: Benny Urquidez, American kickboxer, martial artist, martial arts choreographer, and actor.
Where is the surname Urquidez most common?: Wikidata records people named Urquidez in the United States.
Is the surname Urquidez getting more or less common?: More common. 930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,117 in 2010, up 20%.