How Common Is the Last Name Ortega?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Ortega today

140,901

Ranked #239 of 162,254 published surnames · 43.14 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 127,256 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

4.77%

Black

0.29%

Asian / Pacific Islander

1.15%

Hispanic

93.11%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.