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    The surname Abril

    A surname, carried by 2,379 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A164

    Abril: #12,921 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Abril #12,921, 2,379 people Abril: #12,921 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Abril #12,921, 2,379 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abril is more common than 92% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,379 people named Abril in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,780 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,898.

    #12,921
    rank among US surnames
    2,379
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +25.3%
    change since 2000 (was #14,432)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,914Bartsch2,381129,671
    #12,916Davids2,380129,725
    #12,921Godbey2,379129,780
    #12,927Riggleman2,378129,834
    #12,929Hause2,377129,889

    Who is named Abril

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    78% of people named Abril identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 78%
    • White (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 8.2%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Abrils

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Silvia Abril
      Actress, born 1971
    • Richard Abril
      Boxer, born 1982

    Notable Abrils come mostly from Spain (1) and Cuba (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Abril

    Abril has the Soundex code A164, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A164.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Abril?
    2,379 people in the United States had the surname Abril in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,780 Americans. It ranked 12,921st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Abril?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Abril identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Abril?
    Silvia Abril, actress, followed by Richard Abril.
    Where is the surname Abril most common?
    Wikidata records people named Abril in Spain and Cuba.
    Is the surname Abril getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,379 in 2010, up 25%.