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The surname Adrien

A French patronymic surname, carried by 649 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A365 Also a first name

Adrien: #34,801 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Adrien #34,801, 649 people Adrien: #34,801 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Adrien #34,801, 649 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Adrien is more common than 78.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

Patronymic surname, borrowed from French Adrien. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

Adrien is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 649 people named Adrien in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 475,725 Americans. That is up 58% since 2000, when the Census counted 410.

#34,801
rank among US surnames
649
people in 2010
0.2
per 100,000 Americans
+58.3%
change since 2000 (was #48,380)

Who is named Adrien

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

75% of people named Adrien identified as Black (not Hispanic), 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • Black (not Hispanic) 75%
  • White (not Hispanic) 19%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
  • Two or more races 1.7%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Adriens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Jeff Adrien
    American basketball player (born 1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Adrien

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

Other French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Adrien come from?
Patronymic surname, borrowed from French Adrien. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
How common is the surname Adrien?
649 people in the United States had the surname Adrien in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 475,725 Americans. It ranked 34,801st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Adrien?
In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Adrien identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Adrien?
Jeff Adrien, American basketball player (born 1986).
Where is the surname Adrien most common?
Wikidata records people named Adrien in the United States.
What type of surname is Adrien?
Adrien is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Adrien getting more or less common?
More common. 410 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 649 in 2010, up 58%.
Is Adrien also a first name?
Yes. Adrien 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.