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    The surname Vilchis

    A surname, carried by 2,311 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V422

    Vilchis: #13,221 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Vilchis #13,221, 2,311 people Vilchis: #13,221 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Vilchis #13,221, 2,311 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vilchis is more common than 91.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,311 people named Vilchis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,598 Americans. That is up 89% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,220.

    #13,221
    rank among US surnames
    2,311
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +89.4%
    change since 2000 (was #20,284)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,214Pattillo2,313133,483
    #13,219Devitt2,312133,540
    #13,221Vanvalkenburg2,311133,598
    #13,226Mance2,310133,656
    #13,230Prindle2,309133,714

    Who is named Vilchis

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

    97% of people named Vilchis identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 97%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

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    Surnames that sound like Vilchis

    Vilchis has the Soundex code V422, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V422.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Vilchis?
    2,311 people in the United States had the surname Vilchis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,598 Americans. It ranked 13,221st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vilchis?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Vilchis identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Vilchis getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,220 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,311 in 2010, up 89%.