How Many People Have the Last Name Modesto?
people had the surname Modesto in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 163,934 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 10 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+513 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Modesto (72.7%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 18.4%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Modesto ranks #1,699. From 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 67.9% to 72.7%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 23.1% to 18.4%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Modesto grew from 1,287 people in 2000 to 1,800 in 2010 (up 39.9%), and its rank rose from #19,436 to #16,087.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,287 | 1,800 |
| Rank | #19,436 | #16,087 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.48 | 0.61 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Modesto
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Modesto: M323
👤 Modesto as a First Name
Modesto is a first name too: about 1,712 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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