Explore the Family Name Sorto

The meaning of Sorto

Hispanic (El Salvador and Honduras): unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Miguel, Carlos, Francisco, Santos, Mario, Angel, Luis, Adela, Agustin, Ana.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Sorto in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sorto has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sorto was ranked 8,123rd most popular surname but rose to 5,337th by 2010, a substantial change of 34.3 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also saw an increase from 3,760 in 2000 to 6,523 in 2010, marking a 73.48 percent rise. The proportion of people per 100k with the surname Sorto increased by 58.99 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#8,123	#5,337	34.3%
Count	3,760	6,523	73.48%
Proportion per 100k	1.39	2.21	58.99%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sorto

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Sorto surname identify as Hispanic, increasing slightly from 95.29 percent in 2000 to 96.38 percent in 2010. The number of those identifying as Black also saw a small increase from 0.45 percent to 0.52 percent. However, there were decreases in other ethnic identities. The percentage identifying as White decreased modestly from 3.14 percent to 2.71 percent. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also decreased from 0.29 percent to 0.17 percent. There were no longer any individuals identifying with two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.29%	96.38%	1.14%
White	3.14%	2.71%	-13.69%
Black	0.45%	0.52%	15.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.29%	0.17%	-41.38%
Two or More Races	0.69%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.13%	0%	0%