How common is the last name Cortez?

95,625 people in the United States have the last name Cortez, about 1 in 3,126. It ranks #327 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CORTEZ

#327

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
95,625
About
1 in 3,126
This common or more
27.5%
Who bears it

Of the 95,625 people with the last name Cortez, 88.5% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% as White and 3.3% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Cortez

#325 Barrett · 96,872#326 Avila · 96,191#328 Campos · 94,276#329 Keller · 94,168

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cortez, most common first.

#668 Cortes · 49,681

Also a first name

As a first name, Cortez ranks #3,060 of 53,615, with 7,237 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1990, with 351 births. See Cortez as a first name

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