How common is the surname Vegas?

1,877 people in the United States had the surname Vegas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,489 Americans. It ranked 15,579th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Vegas getting more or less common?

More common. 1,706 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,877 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Vegas

A surname, carried by 1,877 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). Vegas is more common than 90.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,877 people named Vegas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,489 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,706.

#15,579

rank among US surnames

1,877

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+10%

change since 2000 (was #15,720)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,571	Cannata	1,878	164,401
#15,579	Pech	1,877	164,489

Who is named Vegas

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

68% of people named Vegas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 68%
White (not Hispanic) 25%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Vegas?: 1,877 people in the United States had the surname Vegas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,489 Americans. It ranked 15,579th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vegas?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Vegas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Vegas getting more or less common?: More common. 1,706 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,877 in 2010, up 10%.