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    The surname Ventura

    A surname, carried by 39,580 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /vɛnˈt(j)ʊɹə/ 3 syllables Soundex V536

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ventura is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    From Italian, Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from a medieval form of Bonaventura, Buenaventura, meaning "good fortune."

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 39,580 people named Ventura in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,801 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 26,769.

    #877
    rank among US surnames
    39,580
    people in 2010
    13
    per 100,000 Americans
    +47.9%
    change since 2000 (was #1,196)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #868Pace39,8797,742
    #869Rush39,8027,757
    #870Hurley39,7967,758
    #871Harding39,7877,760
    #872McConnell39,7547,766
    #873Bernal39,6937,778
    #874Nava39,6707,783

    Who is named Ventura

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

    74% of people named Ventura identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 74%
    • White (not Hispanic) 19%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.6%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Venturas

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cassie Ventura
      American singer, dancer, actress, and model (born 1986)
    • Carlos Eduardo Ventura
      Brazilian association football player, born 1974
    • Charlie Ventura
      American musician (1916–1992)
    • Felipe Ventura dos Santos
      Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1984
    • Robin Ventura
      Baseball player and manager from the United States, born 1967
    • Juelz Ventura
      Brazilian pornographic actress, born 1987

    Notable Venturas come mostly from the United States (3) and Brazil (3).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ventura

    Ventura has the Soundex code V536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V536.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ventura come from?
    From Italian, Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from a medieval form of Bonaventura, Buenaventura, meaning "good fortune."
    How common is the surname Ventura?
    39,580 people in the United States had the surname Ventura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,801 Americans. It ranked 877th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ventura?
    In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Ventura identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ventura?
    Cassie Ventura, American singer, dancer, actress, and model (born 1986), followed by Carlos Eduardo Ventura.
    Where is the surname Ventura most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ventura in the United States and Brazil.
    How do you pronounce Ventura?
    Ventura is /vɛnˈt(j)ʊɹə/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Ventura getting more or less common?
    More common. 26,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 39,580 in 2010, up 48%.