How common is the last name Lopez?

878,958 people in the United States have the last name Lopez, about 1 in 340. It ranks #12 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LOPEZ

#12

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
878,958
About
1 in 340
This common or more
5.3%
Who bears it

Of the 878,958 people with the last name Lopez, 92.3% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% as White and 1.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Lopez

#10 Martinez · 1,039,848#11 Hernandez · 1,013,895#13 Gonzalez · 828,405#14 Wilson · 777,275

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lopez, most common first.

#1,911 Lopes · 18,435#37,174 Lopaz · 645#83,373 Lopex · 243#110,961 Lopec · 169

Also a first name

As a first name, Lopez ranks #11,782 of 53,615, with 1,074 people. See Lopez as a first name

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