The surname Vergara
A Spanish surname, carried by 15,618 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex V626
Origin
Spanish origin
From Spanish, from Basque Bergara. A common surname among Colombians, Chileans and Filipinos.
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 15,618 people named Vergara in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,769 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,844.
Who is named Vergara
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
79% of people named Vergara identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 5.8% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 79%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 13%
- White (not Hispanic) 5.8%
- Two or more races 1.0%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Vergara come from?
- From Spanish, from Basque Bergara. A common surname among Colombians, Chileans and Filipinos.
- How common is the surname Vergara?
- 15,618 people in the United States had the surname Vergara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,769 Americans. It ranked 2,332nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Vergara?
- In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Vergara identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Is the surname Vergara getting more or less common?
- More common. 10,844 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,618 in 2010, up 44%.