US Population With Last Name Ortez By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 2,960 people in the US whose last name was Ortez, and the rate of occurence of the Ortez last name was 1.1 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Ortez identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (85.07%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (11.69%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.95%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Ortez By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Ortez last name.

US Population With Last Name Ortez By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Hispanic or Latino 2518 85.07
Non Hispanic White Alone 346 11.69
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 28 0.95
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 26 0.88
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 22 0.74
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.68