Surname Checker / Cortez
How Common Is the Last Name Cortez?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Cortez today
112,598
Ranked #310 of 162,254 published surnames · 34.47 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 101,694 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
6%
Black
0.7%
Asian / Pacific Islander
2.92%
Hispanic
89.65%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.