Hispanic Last Names Starting With C

This list of Hispanic surnames starting with C is based on the 2010 United States census.

We have only included surnames where at least 60% of the holders declared that they were Hispanic.

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A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H-J
L	M	N-O	P	Q-R	S	T-Z

Notes About Our List

The U.S. census of 2010 included a question that asked if the person was “Spanish / Hispanic/ Latino”.

This means that our list is based on the self-declaration of Hispanic heritage. Our cutoff of 60% is to be more sure that the last names were typically Hispanic.

Columns

The table shows you the number of people of this surname who declared on the census that they were Hispanic.

The next column shows the total number of people bearing that name. The percentage of Hispanic names is a simple calculation of the second column divided by the third.

The final column shows how common the surname is in the United States.

Related Lists

If you want to review all U.S. surnames, check out our general list of last names beginning with C.

You can also use our surname ranking tool to see how a specific name ranked in the 2000 and 2010 censuses.

Hispanic Last Names Beginning With C

Last Name	# Who Declared Hispanic	# Total Holders	% Declared Hispanic	Rank In U.S.
Caamano	916	1,058	86.58%	23,866
Caba	1,942	2,506	77.49%	12,407
Cabada	993	1,069	92.89%	23,691
Caballero	25,796	28,903	89.25%	1,224
Caban	4,906	5,974	82.12%	5,791
Cabanas	2,178	2,528	86.16%	12,296
Cabanillas	876	980	89.39%	25,272
Cabello	4,597	5,358	85.80%	6,358
Cabeza	813	924	87.99%	26,422
Cabezas	2,627	2,909	90.31%	10,947
Cabrales	3,219	3,516	91.55%	9,258
Cabreja	705	729	96.71%	31,689
Cabrera	76,112	83,621	91.02%	376
Caceres	11,260	12,269	91.78%	2,920
Cacho	1,596	2,467	64.69%	12,554
Cadavid	924	1,010	91.49%	24,702
Cadena	10,714	11,560	92.68%	3,117
Cadenas	1,761	1,870	94.17%	15,625
Cahue	831	871	95.41%	27,625
Caicedo	2,150	2,356	91.26%	13,034
Cajamarca	816	831	98.19%	28,679
Cajigas	865	1,031	83.90%	24,325
Calcano	722	779	92.68%	30,101
Caldera	6,969	7,802	89.32%	4,542
Calderon	71,342	77,085	92.55%	421
Calero	2,222	2,446	90.84%	12,649
Calix	1,897	2,137	88.77%	14,076
Calixto	4,133	4,458	92.71%	7,472
Calle	4,392	5,091	86.27%	6,649
Calleja	1,232	1,868	65.95%	15,639
Callejas	3,583	3,792	94.49%	8,665
Calleros	1,268	1,343	94.42%	19,966
Calles	2,570	3,026	84.93%	10,589
Calva	990	1,093	90.58%	23,300
Calvario	815	948	85.97%	25,924
Calvillo	9,417	10,032	93.87%	3,557
Calvo	5,028	6,883	73.05%	5,086
Calzada	4,650	5,022	92.59%	6,724
Calzadilla	802	866	92.61%	27,756
Camacho	60,805	67,893	89.56%	493
Camarena	10,664	11,154	95.61%	3,237
Camargo	8,472	9,626	88.01%	3,689
Camarillo	10,198	11,066	92.16%	3,261
Camberos	1,490	1,544	96.50%	18,057
Camejo	1,312	1,427	91.94%	19,075
Camero	957	1,357	70.52%	19,814
Camilo	2,082	2,396	86.89%	12,850
Campa	4,903	5,709	85.88%	6,022
Campas	831	1,209	68.73%	21,583
Campillo	795	967	82.21%	25,535

Last Name	# Who Declared Hispanic	# Total Holders	% Declared Hispanic	Rank In U.S.
Campos	87,000	96,111	90.52%	323
Campoverde	1,769	1,855	95.36%	15,719
Campusano	840	867	96.89%	27,732
Campuzano	4,461	4,758	93.76%	7,035
Canal	683	1,135	60.18%	22,618
Canales	22,350	24,384	91.66%	1,462
Canas	4,268	4,832	88.33%	6,937
Cancel	3,203	3,801	84.27%	8,649
Canchola	4,431	4,758	93.13%	7,035
Cancino	2,841	3,139	90.51%	10,268
Candelaria	6,873	8,483	81.02%	4,176
Candelario	4,498	5,053	89.02%	6,684
Candelas	945	987	95.74%	25,136
Candia	1,622	1,973	82.21%	14,979
Canedo	1,416	1,651	85.77%	17,159
Canela	3,190	3,619	88.15%	9,030
Canelo	707	754	93.77%	30,863
Canez	1,721	1,874	91.84%	15,600
Canizales	2,109	2,198	95.95%	13,764
Canizalez	757	798	94.86%	29,550
Cano	34,106	37,368	91.27%	931
Canseco	2,088	2,212	94.39%	13,690
Cansino	722	912	79.17%	26,695
Cantarero	795	843	94.31%	28,333
Cantero	1,912	2,253	84.86%	13,486
Cantillo	682	885	77.06%	27,303
Cantoran	684	695	98.42%	32,960
Cantu	44,651	49,126	90.89%	704
Canul	701	751	93.34%	30,946
Capellan	1,757	1,868	94.06%	15,639
Capetillo	2,227	2,388	93.26%	12,884
Capistran	861	1,091	78.92%	23,333
Capote	1,600	1,798	88.99%	16,100
Carabajal	1,234	1,438	85.81%	18,971
Caraballo	11,342	12,546	90.40%	2,872
Carachure	1,027	1,040	98.75%	24,174
Carapia	719	746	96.38%	31,107
Caraveo	1,913	2,060	92.86%	14,489
Carbajal	20,676	21,838	94.68%	1,646
Carballo	4,355	4,813	90.48%	6,971
Carbonell	1,710	2,718	62.91%	11,568
Carcamo	4,902	5,205	94.18%	6,516
Carchi	783	813	96.31%	29,138
Cardenas	72,760	77,652	93.70%	418
Cardiel	2,300	2,517	91.38%	12,351
Cardona	30,034	32,727	91.77%	1,071
Cardoza	8,280	12,824	64.57%	2,812
Cardozo	1,637	2,240	73.08%	13,541
Carias	2,056	2,180	94.31%	13,862
Carillo	3,559	4,774	74.55%	7,015

Last Name	# Who Declared Hispanic	# Total Holders	% Declared Hispanic	Rank In U.S.
Carlos	10,605	15,462	68.59%	2,357
Carmona	24,600	26,774	91.88%	1,310
Carnero	706	773	91.33%	30,277
Caro	7,448	10,064	74.01%	3,545
Carpio	5,930	7,561	78.43%	4,693
Carranco	1,242	1,330	93.38%	20,088
Carranza	27,043	28,581	94.62%	1,235
Carrasco	29,245	31,575	92.62%	1,110
Carrasquillo	6,490	7,015	92.52%	5,009
Carreno	6,418	7,146	89.81%	4,922
Carreon	10,999	12,941	84.99%	2,789
Carrera	14,610	16,533	88.37%	2,203
Carreras	2,103	2,639	79.69%	11,865
Carrero	3,579	4,126	86.74%	8,023
Carretero	829	909	91.20%	26,772
Carreto	1,285	1,332	96.47%	20,065
Carrillo	85,051	91,129	93.33%	340
Carrion	8,981	10,316	87.06%	3,464
Carrizal	702	756	92.86%	30,799
Carrizales	6,496	6,845	94.90%	5,114
Cartagena	7,886	8,467	93.14%	4,184
Carvajal	8,092	8,883	91.10%	3,999
Casado	2,029	2,391	84.86%	12,872
Casados	1,301	1,559	83.45%	17,927
Casanova	6,772	9,201	73.60%	3,851
Casares	3,894	4,309	90.37%	7,702
Casarez	6,552	7,140	91.76%	4,927
Casarrubias	1,362	1,398	97.42%	19,348
Casas	18,205	19,777	92.05%	1,813
Casasola	807	951	84.86%	25,865
Casaus	832	1,042	79.85%	24,137
Casco	1,148	1,350	85.04%	19,896
Casiano	4,629	5,369	86.22%	6,349
Casias	2,749	3,303	83.23%	9,800
Casillas	21,359	22,710	94.05%	1,579
Casimiro	1,391	2,027	68.62%	14,669
Casique	823	849	96.94%	28,176
Castaneda	66,672	71,368	93.42%	464
Castano	4,954	6,133	80.78%	5,660
Castanon	7,275	7,673	94.81%	4,623
Castelan	3,500	3,611	96.93%	9,048
Castellanos	29,325	30,859	95.03%	1,138
Castellon	7,406	8,041	92.10%	4,421
Castelo	945	1,445	65.40%	18,899
Castilla	1,800	2,071	86.91%	14,427
Castilleja	2,976	3,183	93.50%	10,125
Castillo	207,977	230,420	90.26%	93
Castillon	1,298	1,657	78.33%	17,120
Castorena	4,373	4,759	91.89%	7,031
Castrejon	6,005	6,180	97.17%	5,624

Last Name	# Who Declared Hispanic	# Total Holders	% Declared Hispanic	Rank In U.S.
Castrellon	1,108	1,142	97.02%	22,516
Castrillo	869	1,022	85.03%	24,483
Castrillon	1,019	1,131	90.10%	22,673
Castro	160,970	184,134	87.42%	138
Castruita	1,658	1,758	94.31%	16,376
Catala	661	869	76.06%	27,678
Catalan	5,776	6,899	83.72%	5,076
Catano	1,708	1,915	89.19%	15,322
Caudillo	4,019	4,418	90.97%	7,530
Cavazos	16,033	17,361	92.35%	2,084
Cayetano	1,500	2,167	69.22%	13,933
Cazares	15,582	16,134	96.58%	2,254
Cazarez	2,016	2,058	97.96%	14,495
Ceballos	14,586	15,515	94.01%	2,350
Cebreros	861	885	97.29%	27,303
Cecena	1,036	1,214	85.34%	21,509
Cedano	1,296	1,367	94.81%	19,703
Cedeno	8,455	9,412	89.83%	3,763
Cedillo	10,080	10,538	95.65%	3,392
Cedillos	1,093	1,136	96.21%	22,608
Ceja	16,960	17,423	97.34%	2,078
Celaya	4,082	4,664	87.52%	7,173
Celedon	1,181	1,231	95.94%	21,288
Celestino	944	1,452	65.01%	18,841
Celis	4,683	5,546	84.44%	6,170
Cendejas	3,293	3,390	97.14%	9,590
Ceniceros	3,731	3,924	95.08%	8,423
Centeno	12,986	14,510	89.50%	2,488
Cepeda	10,498	11,572	90.72%	3,112
Cepero	1,104	1,201	91.92%	21,686
Cerda	16,554	17,703	93.51%	2,035
Cereceres	973	1,019	95.49%	24,531
Cerezo	1,322	1,927	68.60%	15,255
Cerna	5,246	5,726	91.62%	6,005
Ceron	4,731	4,998	94.66%	6,746
Cerrillo	1,025	1,146	89.44%	22,450
Cerritos	1,623	1,689	96.09%	16,876
Cerros	1,095	1,128	97.07%	22,721
Cervantes	78,308	82,161	95.31%	387
Cervantez	4,527	4,874	92.88%	6,898
Cervera	1,999	2,329	85.83%	13,142
Cesena	984	1,231	79.94%	21,288
Cespedes	4,718	5,168	91.29%	6,558
Cevallos	2,859	3,069	93.16%	10,471
Chacon	25,732	27,982	91.96%	1,255
Chagolla	1,606	1,696	94.69%	16,833
Chagoya	1,283	1,354	94.76%	19,852
Chaidez	4,678	4,826	96.93%	6,949
Chaires	1,276	1,743	73.21%	16,481
Chairez	6,038	6,186	97.61%	5,619

Last Name	# Who Declared Hispanic	# Total Holders	% Declared Hispanic	Rank In U.S.
Chamorro	2,416	2,602	92.85%	12,003
Chapa	14,305	15,865	90.17%	2,297
Chaparro	5,711	6,066	94.15%	5,718
Chavarin	2,284	2,341	97.57%	13,099
Chavarria	17,307	18,492	93.59%	1,953
Chavero	832	859	96.86%	27,918
Chavez	233,235	250,898	92.96%	83
Chavira	8,170	8,573	95.30%	4,135
Checo	907	955	94.97%	25,793
Chevere	694	758	91.56%	30,735
Chevez	1,766	1,870	94.44%	15,625
Chica	1,110	1,197	92.73%	21,736
Chicas	4,185	4,324	96.79%	7,677
Chico	2,361	3,308	71.37%	9,788
Chihuahua	714	745	95.84%	31,150
Chinchilla	3,311	3,561	92.98%	9,165
Chino	1,170	1,778	65.80%	16,238
Chiquito	708	958	73.90%	25,725
Chiriboga	689	792	86.99%	29,719
Chirino	1,473	1,540	95.65%	18,090
Chirinos	1,822	1,948	93.53%	15,140
Cibrian	1,240	1,294	95.83%	20,502
Cid	2,586	2,975	86.92%	10,731
Cienfuegos	1,362	1,445	94.26%	18,899
Cifuentes	6,002	6,325	94.89%	5,500
Cigarroa	695	712	97.61%	32,339
Cintron	11,145	12,349	90.25%	2,906
Ciprian	731	887	82.41%	27,260
Ciriaco	656	850	77.18%	28,158
Cirilo	1,131	1,325	85.36%	20,149
Cisnero	686	763	89.91%	30,570
Cisneros	48,237	50,920	94.73%	670
Clara	887	1,099	80.71%	23,205
Claros	2,572	2,798	91.92%	11,290
Claudio	5,503	6,679	82.39%	5,224
Clavel	814	999	81.48%	24,890
Clavijo	1,339	1,448	92.47%	18,877
Cobian	3,301	3,548	93.04%	9,192
Cobo	944	1,210	78.02%	21,568
Cobos	4,594	4,980	92.25%	6,773
Coca	1,698	2,162	78.54%	13,955
Coello	2,595	2,919	88.90%	10,907
Colin	5,786	8,318	69.56%	4,270
Colina	775	1,081	71.69%	23,500
Colindres	2,441	2,560	95.35%	12,174
Collado	7,931	9,201	86.20%	3,851
Collazo	13,208	14,369	91.92%	2,521
Colmenares	2,000	2,168	92.25%	13,926
Colmenero	1,830	1,999	91.55%	14,827
Colocho	809	834	97.00%	28,587

Last Name	# Who Declared Hispanic	# Total Holders	% Declared Hispanic	Rank In U.S.
Colon	60,436	67,338	89.75%	497
Colorado	2,322	2,650	87.62%	11,810
Colunga	4,282	4,616	92.76%	7,232
Comas	791	1,172	67.49%	22,095
Compean	2,206	2,298	96.00%	13,271
Concepcion	8,640	12,332	70.06%	2,909
Concha	1,514	1,947	77.76%	15,147
Conchas	1,157	1,183	97.80%	21,940
Conde	7,489	10,430	71.80%	3,423
Conejo	1,481	1,546	95.80%	18,043
Constancio	844	957	88.19%	25,751
Constante	790	916	86.24%	26,598
Constanza	890	1,041	85.49%	24,159
Consuegra	972	1,049	92.66%	24,031
Contrera	718	914	78.56%	26,654
Contreras	123,187	130,164	94.64%	229
Copado	724	759	95.39%	30,701
Cora	1,321	1,970	67.06%	14,995
Corado	2,138	2,300	92.96%	13,264
Corchado	1,930	2,055	93.92%	14,511
Cordero	25,854	30,158	85.73%	1,164
Cordoba	4,331	4,744	91.29%	7,054
Cordon	1,801	2,912	61.85%	10,931
Cordova	39,193	45,305	86.51%	762
Corea	2,402	3,176	75.63%	10,159
Coreas	3,278	3,369	97.30%	9,633
Corella	1,110	1,431	77.57%	19,027
Coria	5,020	5,625	89.24%	6,098
Cornejo	16,405	17,591	93.26%	2,045
Cornelio	2,008	2,547	78.84%	12,221
Corniel	771	850	90.71%	28,158
Corona	37,514	41,553	90.28%	832
Coronado	25,571	27,626	92.56%	1,274
Coronel	6,622	7,745	85.50%	4,582
Corporan	767	832	92.19%	28,650
Corpus	2,426	3,901	62.19%	8,467
Corral	15,210	16,808	90.49%	2,158
Corrales	10,225	11,348	90.10%	3,184
Correa	32,646	38,232	85.39%	905
Corredor	784	860	91.16%	27,898
Corro	723	866	83.49%	27,756
Cortes	42,716	46,229	92.40%	751
Cortez	91,169	101,694	89.65%	310
Cortina	2,170	3,031	71.59%	10,577
Cortinas	2,934	3,222	91.06%	10,006
Corvera	883	959	92.08%	25,701
Corzo	1,244	1,357	91.67%	19,814
Cosio	1,931	2,316	83.38%	13,195
Cosme	4,617	5,405	85.42%	6,313
Cossio	1,541	1,638	94.08%	17,283

Last Name	# Who Declared Hispanic	# Total Holders	% Declared Hispanic	Rank In U.S.
Costilla	2,606	2,872	90.74%	11,062
Cota	7,918	11,554	68.53%	3,120
Coto	2,414	2,814	85.79%	11,229
Cotto	5,771	6,506	88.70%	5,348
Covarrubias	17,420	18,189	95.77%	1,985
Crespin	2,162	2,734	79.08%	11,504
Crespo	15,662	17,629	88.84%	2,042
Criollo	1,076	1,123	95.81%	22,809
Crisanto	734	841	87.28%	28,380
Cristobal	2,168	3,602	60.19%	9,074
Cruz	293,696	334,201	87.88%	57
Cruzado	982	1,186	82.80%	21,895
Cruzgarcia	874	889	98.31%	27,204
Cruzhernandez	927	958	96.76%	25,725
Cruzlopez	923	936	98.61%	26,143
Cruzmartinez	872	888	98.20%	27,228
Cuadra	2,552	2,863	89.14%	11,086
Cuadrado	1,438	1,558	92.30%	17,942
Cuadros	1,190	1,308	90.98%	20,322
Cuautle	1,033	1,052	98.19%	23,978
Cubas	1,356	1,458	93.00%	18,793
Cubero	986	1,212	81.35%	21,535
Cubias	1,112	1,153	96.44%	22,346
Cubillos	743	814	91.28%	29,117
Cuebas	666	774	86.05%	30,250
Cuellar	20,451	22,324	91.61%	1,609
Cuello	1,491	1,673	89.12%	16,984
Cuen	675	757	89.17%	30,767
Cuenca	2,686	3,381	79.44%	9,611
Cuervo	1,576	1,782	88.44%	16,203
Cuesta	2,070	2,520	82.14%	12,339
Cueto	3,034	3,833	79.15%	8,593
Cueva	3,621	4,008	90.34%	8,272
Cuevas	39,436	43,701	90.24%	790
Curbelo	1,431	1,552	92.20%	17,992
Curiel	9,454	9,983	94.70%	3,571