How Many People Have the Last Name Amaro?

11,769

people had the surname Amaro in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 25,063 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#3,042

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

3.99

In 2010

Largest Group

85.6%

Hispanic or Latino

Change Since 2000

+37%

+3,176 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Amaro (85.6%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 11.8%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Amaro ranks #508. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 11.8%
Black 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Two or more races 0.4%
Hispanic or Latino 85.6%

See the most common Hispanic last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Amaro grew from 8,593 people in 2000 to 11,769 in 2010 (up 37%), and its rank rose from #3,784 to #3,042.

20002010
People8,59311,769
Rank#3,784#3,042
Per 100,000 people3.193.99

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Amaro

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#3,039Bowie11,786
#3,040Halverson11,781
#3,041Speer11,770
#3,042Amaro11,769
#3,043Mcmillian11,765
#3,044Ponder11,764
#3,045Beckett11,763

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Amaro: A560

👤 Amaro as a First Name

Amaro is a first name too: about 206 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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