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The surname Zepeda

A Spanish surname, carried by 29,252 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex Z130

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zepeda is more common than 99.3% 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 29,252 people named Zepeda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,555 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,305.

#1,209
rank among US surnames
29,252
people in 2010
9.9
per 100,000 Americans
+37.3%
change since 2000 (was #1,545)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#1,200Cash29,47610,474
#1,201Haines29,46210,479
#1,202Meeks29,45710,481
#1,203Wynn29,41710,495
#1,204Gilliam29,41410,497
#1,205Vigil29,38210,508
#1,206Hickey29,35010,519

Who is named Zepeda

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

95% of people named Zepeda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.1% as white (not Hispanic).

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
  • White (not Hispanic) 4.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
  • Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Zepedas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Ofelia Zepeda
    American linguist, born 1954
  • José Alonso
    Actor, born 1945

Notable Zepedas come mostly from the United States (1) and Mexico (1).

Other Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Zepeda come from?
Zepeda is Spanish in origin.
How common is the surname Zepeda?
29,252 people in the United States had the surname Zepeda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,555 Americans. It ranked 1,209th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zepeda?
In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zepeda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Zepeda?
Ofelia Zepeda, American linguist, followed by José Alonso.
Where is the surname Zepeda most common?
Wikidata records people named Zepeda in the United States and Mexico.
Is the surname Zepeda getting more or less common?
More common. 21,305 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,252 in 2010, up 37%.