Espinosa Surname
Approximately 588,070 people bear this surname
Espinosa Surname Definition:
One who came from Espinosa (thorny thicket), in Spain.
From the latin "spinosus" - full of thorns or prickly. Hence it refers to an area with this type of landscape.
Common surname found over all Spain. Title of over 20 villages and towns.
Read More About This SurnameEspinosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 203,124 | 1:611 | 95 |
| Colombia | 70,416 | 1:678 | 136 |
| Philippines | 66,738 | 1:1,517 | 90 |
| Cuba | 45,737 | 1:252 | 40 |
| Spain | 43,953 | 1:1,064 | 105 |
| United States | 38,924 | 1:9,312 | 1,125 |
| Argentina | 28,427 | 1:1,504 | 208 |
| Panama | 18,384 | 1:213 | 38 |
| Ecuador | 17,212 | 1:924 | 155 |
| Dominican Republic | 13,596 | 1:767 | 142 |
| Chile | 13,108 | 1:1,344 | 277 |
| Puerto Rico | 8,787 | 1:404 | 84 |
| Brazil | 3,678 | 1:58,204 | 2,193 |
| Uruguay | 2,958 | 1:1,160 | 131 |
| Venezuela | 2,661 | 1:11,351 | 1,023 |
| Nicaragua | 2,347 | 1:2,565 | 377 |
| France | 2,259 | 1:29,404 | 3,596 |
| Peru | 1,496 | 1:21,246 | 2,436 |
| Canada | 605 | 1:60,902 | 7,147 |
| England | 257 | 1:216,802 | 18,442 |
| Bolivia | 255 | 1:41,633 | 2,454 |
| Germany | 234 | 1:344,040 | 33,598 |
| Guatemala | 228 | 1:70,538 | 2,566 |
| Costa Rica | 223 | 1:21,435 | 739 |
| Honduras | 197 | 1:44,754 | 1,197 |
| Paraguay | 175 | 1:41,353 | 1,276 |
| El Salvador | 172 | 1:36,883 | 1,163 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Guam | 152 | 1:1,053 | 155 |
| Switzerland | 146 | 1:56,253 | 7,172 |
| Belgium | 137 | 1:83,917 | 13,161 |
| Australia | 132 | 1:204,513 | 19,950 |
| Italy | 115 | 1:531,797 | 52,329 |
| Thailand | 100 | 1:706,383 | 117,076 |
| Belize | 67 | 1:5,306 | 914 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Netherlands | 63 | 1:268,050 | 33,531 |
| Andorra | 50 | 1:1,677 | 306 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 44 | 1:30,999 | 3,171 |
| Ireland | 36 | 1:130,804 | 6,280 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 33 | 1:3,345 | 560 |
| Denmark | 31 | 1:182,088 | 15,299 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 783 | 1:64,136 | 6,984 |
The alternate forms: Espiñosa (48), Espínosa (4), Èspinosa (2), Éspinosa (1) & Espinösa (1) are calculated separately.
Espinosa (304) may also be a first name.
Espinosa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Espinosa (thorny thicket), in Spain.
From the latin "spinosus" - full of thorns or prickly. Hence it refers to an area with this type of landscape.
Common surname found over all Spain. Title of over 20 villages and towns. Derived from same source as name Espinal, from latin "spinalis" meaning a thorn. In this form (Espinosa), name means thorny, dangerous.
Castilian name from Espinosa de los Monteros (Burgos). Later extended to all of the Peninsula.
See Espino.
User-submitted Reference
The surname Espinoza or Espinosa comes from the place named Espinosa de los Monteros (Burgos).
South American spelling of Spanish Espinosa; the spelling with z represents a voiced pronunciation heard in some Latin American countries, whereas in Castilian Spanish it now has an unvoiced s.
- jhelloEspinosa Demographics
Average Male Espinosa Height
172.28 cm
Average Female Espinosa Height
160.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Espinosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Espinosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Espinosa (Russian: Эспиноса) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Espiñosa, Espínosa, Èspinosa, Éspinosa or Espinösa. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Espinosa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 899th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,392 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Espinosa reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 504,994th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 304 people.
The last name Espinosa is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 203,124 people, or 1 in 611. In Mexico Espinosa is mostly found in: México, where 19 percent reside, Mexico City, where 14 percent reside and Chiapas, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico it is found in 123 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 12 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.
Espinosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Espinosa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,971 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,856 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Espinosa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Espinosa are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.75% registered with the party.
The amount Espinosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.57% less than the national average, earning 243,749 kr per year; in Peru they earn 163.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,170 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $23,824,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,803 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning $46,406 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Espinosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Espinosa in the Russian language | ||
| Эспиноса | espinosa | - |
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Espinosa Reference & Research
Espinosa DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Espinosa FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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