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    The surname Vasquez

    A Spanish surname, carried by 212,781 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈvæskɛz/ 2 syllables Soundex V220

    Vasquez: #113 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Vasquez #113, 212,781 people Vasquez: #113 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Vasquez #113, 212,781 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vasquez is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    A surname from Spanish.

    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 212,781 people named Vasquez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,451 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 159,989.

    #113
    rank among US surnames
    212,781
    people in 2010
    72
    per 100,000 Americans
    +33%
    change since 2000 (was #143)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #104Russell221,5581,394
    #105Sullivan220,9901,397
    #106Bell220,5991,400
    #107Coleman219,0701,409
    #108Butler218,8471,411
    #109Henderson218,3931,414
    #110Barnes218,2411,415

    Who is named Vasquez

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

    93% of people named Vasquez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Vasquezs

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jhonen Vasquez
      American cartoonist, born 1974
    • Gabe Vasquez
      American politician (born 1984)
    • Diego Vásquez
      Argentinian association football player, born 1971
    • Luis Vázquez
      Argentine association football player, born 2001

    Notable Vasquezs come mostly from the United States (2) and Argentina (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Basques

    Surnames that sound like Vasquez

    Vasquez has the Soundex code V220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V220.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Vasquez come from?
    Vasquez is Spanish in origin.
    How common is the surname Vasquez?
    212,781 people in the United States had the surname Vasquez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,451 Americans. It ranked 113th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vasquez?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Vasquez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Vasquez?
    Jhonen Vasquez, American cartoonist, followed by Gabe Vasquez.
    Where is the surname Vasquez most common?
    Wikidata records people named Vasquez in the United States and Argentina.
    How do you pronounce Vasquez?
    Vasquez is /ˈvæskɛz/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Vasquez getting more or less common?
    More common. 159,989 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 212,781 in 2010, up 33%.
    What are other spellings of Vasquez?
    Basques.