How common is the last name Ortega?

124,833 people in the United States have the last name Ortega, about 1 in 2,394. It ranks #243 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ORTEGA

#243

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
124,833
About
1 in 2,394
This common or more
24.4%
Who bears it

Of the 124,833 people with the last name Ortega, 92% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% as White and 1.3% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ortega

#241 Estrada · 125,185#242 Willis · 125,122#244 Sandoval · 124,812#245 Hoffman · 124,557

Spelled almost the same

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

#12,967 Ortego · 2,264#78,395 Ortaga · 263#92,231 Orteza · 214

Also a first name

As a first name, Ortega ranks #39,641 of 53,615, with 190 people. See Ortega as a first name

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