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    The surname Vallejo

    A Spanish surname, carried by 19,117 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /vəˈleɪ.əʊ/ 3 syllables Soundex V420

    Vallejo: #1,881 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Vallejo #1,881, 19,117 people Vallejo: #1,881 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Vallejo #1,881, 19,117 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vallejo is more common than 98.8% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Vallejo.

    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 19,117 people named Vallejo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,150 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,484.

    #1,881
    rank among US surnames
    19,117
    people in 2010
    6.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +32%
    change since 2000 (was #2,296)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,872Napier19,18216,096
    #1,873Lai19,15716,117
    #1,874Reeder19,15516,118
    #1,875McNeill19,15216,121
    #1,876Landers19,14416,128
    #1,878Mims19,13916,132
    #1,879Brand19,13516,135

    Who is named Vallejo

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

    91% of people named Vallejo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
    • Two or more races 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Vallejos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Melanie Vallejo
      Australian actress, born 1979

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Vallejo

    Vallejo has the Soundex code V420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V420.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Vallejo come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Vallejo.
    How common is the surname Vallejo?
    19,117 people in the United States had the surname Vallejo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,150 Americans. It ranked 1,881st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vallejo?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Vallejo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Vallejo?
    Melanie Vallejo, Australian actress.
    Where is the surname Vallejo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Vallejo in Australia.
    How do you pronounce Vallejo?
    Vallejo is /vəˈleɪ.əʊ/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Vallejo getting more or less common?
    More common. 14,484 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,117 in 2010, up 32%.