How common is the surname Villasenor?

14,180 people in the United States had the surname Villasenor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,773 Americans. It ranked 2,548th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Villasenor?

Alexandria Villaseñor, American climate activist, followed by Melissa Villaseñor.

Where is the surname Villasenor most common?

Wikidata records people named Villasenor in the United States.

Is the surname Villasenor getting more or less common?

More common. 10,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,180 in 2010, up 39%.

The surname Villasenor

A surname, carried by 14,180 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex V425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Villasenor is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,180 people named Villasenor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,773 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,190.

#2,548

rank among US surnames

14,180

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+39.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,214)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,539	Stump	14,257	21,656
#2,540	Chance	14,256	21,657
#2,541	Tejeda	14,240	21,682
#2,542	Clemens	14,231	21,695
#2,543	Baughman	14,230	21,697
#2,544	Ryder	14,228	21,700
#2,545	Lombardi	14,227	21,701

Who is named Villasenor

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

94% of people named Villasenor identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Two or more races 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Villasenors

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alexandria Villaseñor
American climate activist, born 2005
Melissa Villaseñor
American comedian and actress, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Villasenor

Villasenor has the Soundex code V425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V425.

Questions

How common is the surname Villasenor?: 14,180 people in the United States had the surname Villasenor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,773 Americans. It ranked 2,548th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Villasenor?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Villasenor identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Villasenor?: Alexandria Villaseñor, American climate activist, followed by Melissa Villaseñor.
Where is the surname Villasenor most common?: Wikidata records people named Villasenor in the United States.
Is the surname Villasenor getting more or less common?: More common. 10,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,180 in 2010, up 39%.