# Adrian (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/adrian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,514 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,201 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 55,993 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (5,244 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Adrian in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 17% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Adrian in the United States, Brazil and Ireland.

## People named Adrian

- Nathan Adrian, American swimmer
- Iris Adrian, American actress (1912–1994)
- Elisângela Adriano, Brazilian athletics competitor (born 1972)
- Max Adrian, British actor (1903–1973)

## Similar surnames

Adorno, Adriano, Adrien.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.