How common is the last name Sanchez?

607,848 people in the United States have the last name Sanchez, about 1 in 492. It ranks #25 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SANCHEZ

#25

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
607,848
About
1 in 492
This common or more
8.4%
Who bears it

Of the 607,848 people with the last name Sanchez, 92.4% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% as White and 1.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Sanchez

#23 Thompson · 640,099#24 White · 636,798#26 Harris · 603,371#27 Ramirez · 544,204

Spelled almost the same

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

#7,363 Sanches · 4,367#58,182 Sanchec · 377#79,581 Sanchaz · 258#80,289 Sancez · 255#86,747 Sances · 231

Also a first name

As a first name, Sanchez ranks #9,574 of 53,615, with 1,442 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1989, with 41 births. See Sanchez as a first name

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