How common is the surname Velarde?

8,135 people in the United States had the surname Velarde in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,953 Americans. It ranked 4,371st of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Velarde most common?

Wikidata records people named Velarde in Spain.

Is the surname Velarde getting more or less common?

More common. 6,367 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,135 in 2010, up 28%.

The surname Velarde

A Spanish surname, carried by 8,135 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex V463

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Velarde is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

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 8,135 people named Velarde in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,953 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,367.

#4,371

rank among US surnames

8,135

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+27.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,056)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,362	Oviedo	8,145	37,906
#4,363	Stinnett	8,142	37,920
#4,364	Ferrari	8,141	37,925
#4,365	Schoen	8,140	37,929
#4,366	Armour	8,139	37,934
#4,367	Moen	8,138	37,939
#4,368	Chaves	8,137	37,943

Who is named Velarde

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

80% of people named Velarde identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 13% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 13%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%
Two or more races 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Velardes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Juan Velarde
Air racer, born 1974

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Velarde come from?: From Spanish.
How common is the surname Velarde?: 8,135 people in the United States had the surname Velarde in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,953 Americans. It ranked 4,371st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Velarde?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Velarde identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Velarde?: Juan Velarde, air racer.
Where is the surname Velarde most common?: Wikidata records people named Velarde in Spain.
Is the surname Velarde getting more or less common?: More common. 6,367 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,135 in 2010, up 28%.