How common is the surname Adrian?

5,514 people in the United States had the surname Adrian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,993 Americans. It ranked 6,201st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Adrian?

In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Adrian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Adrian?

Nathan Adrian, American swimmer, followed by Iris Adrian.

Where is the surname Adrian most common?

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

How do you pronounce Adrian?

Adrian is /ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Adrian getting more or less common?

More common. 5,244 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,514 in 2010, up 5.1%.

Is Adrian also a first name?

Yes. Adrian is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Adrian

A surname, carried by 5,514 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/ 3 syllables Soundex A365 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Adrian is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,514 people named Adrian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,993 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,244.

#6,201

rank among US surnames

5,514

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,036)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,192	Winder	5,527	55,861
#6,193	Bigham	5,525	55,882
#6,194	Ryals	5,523	55,902
#6,195	Truman	5,521	55,922
#6,197	Dudek	5,519	55,942
#6,198	Matney	5,518	55,952
#6,199	Beckner	5,516	55,973

Who is named Adrian

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

76% of people named Adrian identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Adrians

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nathan Adrian
American swimmer, born 1988
Iris Adrian
American actress (1912–1994)
Elisângela Adriano
Brazilian athletics competitor (born 1972)
Max Adrian
British actor (1903–1973)

Notable Adrians come mostly from the United States (2), Brazil (1) and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Adrian

Adrian has the Soundex code A365, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A365.

Questions

Where does the surname Adrian come from?: From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria.
How common is the surname Adrian?: 5,514 people in the United States had the surname Adrian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,993 Americans. It ranked 6,201st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Adrian?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Adrian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Adrian?: Nathan Adrian, American swimmer, followed by Iris Adrian.
Where is the surname Adrian most common?: Wikidata records people named Adrian in the United States, Brazil and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Adrian?: Adrian is /ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Adrian getting more or less common?: More common. 5,244 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,514 in 2010, up 5.1%.
Is Adrian also a first name?: Yes. Adrian is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.