How common is the surname Vazquez?

138,322 people in the United States had the surname Vazquez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,232 Americans. It ranked 203rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vazquez?

Sergio Vázquez, Argentine association football player, followed by Brandon Vazquez.

Where is the surname Vazquez most common?

Wikidata records people named Vazquez in Argentina, the United States and Spain.

Is the surname Vazquez getting more or less common?

More common. 84,926 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 138,322 in 2010, up 63%.

The surname Vazquez

A Spanish surname, carried by 138,322 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vazquez is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Spanish Vázquez, itself from Galician.

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 138,322 people named Vazquez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,232 Americans. That is up 63% since 2000, when the Census counted 84,926.

#203

rank among US surnames

138,322

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+62.9%

change since 2000 (was #328)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#194	Gardner	142,894	2,161
#195	Payne	142,601	2,165
#196	Grant	142,277	2,170
#197	Dunn	141,427	2,183
#198	Kelley	140,693	2,194
#199	Spencer	139,951	2,206
#200	Hawkins	139,751	2,209

Who is named Vazquez

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

96% of people named Vazquez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
White (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
Two or more races 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Vazquezs

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sergio Vázquez
Argentine association football player, born 1965
Brandon Vazquez
American soccer player, born 1998
Kevin Vázquez Comelasaña
Association football player, born 1993
Micaela Vázquez
Argentine actress, singer and model, born 1986
Mario Vazquez
American singer, born 1977
María Esther Vázquez
Argentine writer, 1937–2017
La La Anthony
American television personality, born 1979

Notable Vazquezs come mostly from Argentina (3), the United States (3) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vazquez

Vazquez 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 Vazquez come from?: From Spanish Vázquez, itself from Galician.
How common is the surname Vazquez?: 138,322 people in the United States had the surname Vazquez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,232 Americans. It ranked 203rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vazquez?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Vazquez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Vazquez?: Sergio Vázquez, Argentine association football player, followed by Brandon Vazquez.
Where is the surname Vazquez most common?: Wikidata records people named Vazquez in Argentina, the United States and Spain.
Is the surname Vazquez getting more or less common?: More common. 84,926 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 138,322 in 2010, up 63%.