Spanish Surname or Origin
Organization | Field Name | ID | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
KCR | Spanish Origin (Ethnicity) | 10230 | yes |
NAACCR | Spanish/Hispanic Origin | yes |
Field Length: 1
Code the patient's Spanish/Hispanic ethnicity.
Person of Spanish or Hispanic surname/origin may be any race
Note: Hispanic surname lists are registry-specific.
The codes are:
Code | Description |
|---|---|
0 | Non-Spanish/Non-Hispanic |
1 | Mexican (includes Chicano) |
2 | Puerto Rican |
3 | Cuban |
4 | South or Central American (except Brazil) |
5 | Other Spanish (includes European)(excludes Dominican Republic, see code 8) |
6 | Spanish, NOS; Hispanic, NOS; Latino, NOS. (There is evidence other than the patient's surname that the patient is Hispanic, but he/she cannot be assigned to codes 1-5 above.) |
7 | Spanish surname only |
8 | Dominican Republic (effective with 1/1/2005 cases) |
9 | Unknown whether Spanish or not |
Coding Instructions
1. Coding Spanish Surname or Origin is not dependent on race. A person of Spanish descent may
be white, black, or any other race.
2. Use all information to determine the Spanish/Hispanic origin including
a. The ethnicity stated in the medical record
i. Self-reported information takes priority over other sources of information
b. Hispanic origin stated on the death certificate
c. Birthplace
d. Information about life history and/or language spoken found in the abstracting process
e. A last name or maiden name (birth surname) found on a list of Hispanic/Spanish names
3. Assign code 6 when there is more than one ethnicity/origin (multiple codes), such as Mexican
(code 1) and Dominican Republic (code 8). There is no hierarchy among the codes 1-5 or 8.
4. Assign code 7 when the only evidence of the patient’s Hispanic origin is a surname or maiden
name (birth surname) and there is no evidence that the patient is not Hispanic. Code 7 is
ordinarily for central registry use only.
5. Portuguese, Brazilians, and Filipinos are not presumed to be Spanish or non-Spanish
a. Assign code 7 when the patient is Portuguese, Brazilian, or Filipino and their name
appears on a Hispanic surname list
b. Assign code 0 when the patient is Portuguese, Brazilian, or Filipino and their name does
NOT appear on a Hispanic surname list
6. Assign code 9
a. For death certificate only (DCO) cases when Spanish/Hispanic origin is unknown
b. When there is no written or verbal indication of Spanish origin, the patient declined to
answer their Spanish origin, or the patient does not know their Spanish origin
Example: The patient’s race is white or black, they were born in the United States, their
last name is not on a Spanish surname list, and there is no mention of Spanish origin in
the patient record.
Coding Examples
Example 1: Married female, no married name, Race 99, born in Mexico, married name is not on Spanish
surname list. Code as 1 (Mexican) using coding instruction 2.c.
Example 2: Married female, no maiden name (birth surname), Race 01, born in Philippines, married last
name not on Spanish surname list and medical record states “Hispanic.” Code as 6 (Hispanic, NOS) using
coding instruction 2.a.
Example 3: Married female, no maiden name (birth surname), Race 99, born in Peru, married last name is
on Spanish surname list, no statement regarding ethnicity available. Code as 4 (South or Central America)
using coding instruction 2.c.
Example 4: Patient has two last names, one of the last names is on the Spanish surname list. Code as 7
(Spanish surname only) using coding instruction 4.
See APPENDIX L for a list of commonly occurring Hispanic surnames.