The surname Vicuna
A Spanish surname, carried by 1,144 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex V250
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Vicuña, itself of Basque origin.
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 1,144 people named Vicuna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,882 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 813.
#22,481
rank among US surnames
1,144
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+40.7%
change since 2000 (was #27,821)
Who is named Vicuna
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
93% of people named Vicuna identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.1% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 3.7%
- White (not Hispanic) 3.1%
- Two or more races 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Vicuna come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish Vicuña, itself of Basque origin.
- How common is the surname Vicuna?
- 1,144 people in the United States had the surname Vicuna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,882 Americans. It ranked 22,481st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Vicuna?
- In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Vicuna identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Is the surname Vicuna getting more or less common?
- More common. 813 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,144 in 2010, up 41%.