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The surname Anna

A surname, carried by 1,002 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A500 Also a first name

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Anna is more common than 84.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,002 people named Anna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 955.

#24,838
rank among US surnames
1,002
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+4.9%
change since 2000 (was #24,529)

Who is named Anna

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

79% of people named Anna identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

  • White (not Hispanic) 79%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 6.4%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 3.3%
  • Two or more races 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Anna

Anna has the Soundex code A500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A500.

Questions

How common is the surname Anna?
1,002 people in the United States had the surname Anna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. It ranked 24,838th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Anna?
In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Anna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Anna getting more or less common?
More common. 955 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,002 in 2010, up 4.9%.
Is Anna also a first name?
Yes. Anna 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.