Espinosa surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Espinosa surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 38,667 people carried this name — #896 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,630 people counted. That is up 27% from 30,538 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 31,065 people named Espinosa live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 10,547
Santa Fe 3,753
Córdoba 1,912
Mendoza 1,402
City of Buenos Aires 1,345
Entre Ríos 1,334
Salta 1,281
Tucumán 1,208

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 614 people named Espinosa.

Most of them — 369 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 369
Hauts-de-Seine 59
Hérault 45
Bouches-du-Rhône 19
Paris 16
Côte-d’Or 13
Var 12
Aude 8
Tarn 7

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

263 people named Espinosa live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 62
Geneva 57
Zurich 54
Aargau 12
Neuchâtel 10
Valais 9
St. Gallen 8
Bern 8

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

66 people named Espinosa is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 66

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Espinosa in American newspapers,
1899–1917.

Newspaper page from The Butte Daily Post carrying the name Espinosa
The Butte Daily Post 1917-07-24
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Espinosa
The Hattiesburg News 1909-11-30
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Espinosa
The Portland Daily Press 1899-11-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,713 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Espinosa,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gaspar de Espinosa
    Gaspar de Espinosa 1484–1537 · conquistador
  • Pedro Espinosa
    Pedro Espinosa 1578–1650 · writer
  • Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa
    Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa 1600–1667 · painter
  • Candelaria Somellera de Espinosa
    Candelaria Somellera de Espinosa 1777–1856 · composer
  • José María Espinosa Prieto
    José María Espinosa Prieto 1796–1883 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 194 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Espinosa.

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