How common is the surname Ally?

1,653 people in the United States had the surname Ally in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,779 Americans. It ranked 17,142nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ally getting more or less common?

More common. 1,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,653 in 2010, up 27%.

Is Ally also a first name?

Yes. Ally 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 Ally

A surname, carried by 1,653 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A400 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). Ally is more common than 89.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,653 people named Ally in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 186,779 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,300.

#17,142

rank among US surnames

1,653

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+27.2%

change since 2000 (was #19,285)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,135	Godby	1,654	186,666
#17,142	Ally	1,653	186,779
#17,151	Endo	1,652	186,892

Who is named Ally

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

40% of people named Ally identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 40%
White (not Hispanic) 27%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ally

Ally has the Soundex code A400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A400.

Questions

How common is the surname Ally?: 1,653 people in the United States had the surname Ally in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,779 Americans. It ranked 17,142nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ally?: In the 2010 Census, 40% of people named Ally identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ally getting more or less common?: More common. 1,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,653 in 2010, up 27%.
Is Ally also a first name?: Yes. Ally 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.