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    The surname Zenteno

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,031 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex Z535

    Zenteno: #24,325 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Zenteno #24,325, 1,031 people Zenteno: #24,325 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Zenteno #24,325, 1,031 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zenteno is more common than 85% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    A surname from Spanish.

    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 1,031 people named Zenteno in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 299,462 Americans. That is up 46% since 2000, when the Census counted 705.

    #24,325
    rank among US surnames
    1,031
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +46.2%
    change since 2000 (was #31,126)

    Who is named Zenteno

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

    96% of people named Zenteno identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Zentenos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Edward Zenteno
      Bolivian footballer, born 1984

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Zenteno

    Zenteno has the Soundex code Z535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z535.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zenteno come from?
    Zenteno is Spanish in origin.
    How common is the surname Zenteno?
    1,031 people in the United States had the surname Zenteno in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,462 Americans. It ranked 24,325th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zenteno?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zenteno identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Zenteno?
    Edward Zenteno, Bolivian footballer.
    Where is the surname Zenteno most common?
    Wikidata records people named Zenteno in Bolivia.
    Is the surname Zenteno getting more or less common?
    More common. 705 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,031 in 2010, up 46%.