How Many People Have the Last Name Cortez?
people had the surname Cortez in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,901 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+24,202 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Cortez (89.7%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 6%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Cortez ranks #69. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Cortez grew from 77,492 people in 2000 to 101,694 in 2010 (up 31.2%), and its rank rose from #367 to #310.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 77,492 | 101,694 |
| Rank | #367 | #310 |
| Per 100,000 people | 28.73 | 34.47 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Cortez
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Cortez: C632
👤 Cortez as a First Name
Cortez is a first name too: about 10,074 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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