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    The surname Zurita

    A surname, carried by 4,770 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex Z630

    Zurita: #7,020 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Zurita #7,020, 4,770 people Zurita: #7,020 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Zurita #7,020, 4,770 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zurita is more common than 95.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,770 people named Zurita in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,727 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,227.

    #7,020
    rank among US surnames
    4,770
    people in 2010
    1.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +47.8%
    change since 2000 (was #9,287)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,015Carillo4,77464,672
    #7,016Mayle4,77364,686
    #7,018Melcher4,77264,699
    #7,020Zurita4,77064,727

    Who is named Zurita

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

    94% of people named Zurita identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Zuritas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jerónimo Zurita y Castro
      Aragonese historian (1512-1580)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Zurita?
    4,770 people in the United States had the surname Zurita in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,727 Americans. It ranked 7,020th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zurita?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Zurita identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Zurita?
    Jerónimo Zurita y Castro, Aragonese historian (1512-1580).
    Where is the surname Zurita most common?
    Wikidata records people named Zurita in Kingdom of Aragon.
    Is the surname Zurita getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,227 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,770 in 2010, up 48%.