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    The surname April

    A French surname, carried by 1,327 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/ 2 syllables Soundex A164 Also a first name

    April: #20,125 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer April #20,125, 1,327 people April: #20,125 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez April #20,125, 1,327 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). April is more common than 87.6% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ (“April”, literally “Easter month”), see Eastermonth.

    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 1,327 people named April in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 232,664 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,329.

    #20,125
    rank among US surnames
    1,327
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.2%
    change since 2000 (was #18,975)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,116Degenhardt1,328232,489
    #20,125Epting1,327232,664

    Who is named April

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

    76% of people named April identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 76%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Apr
    • Aprill

    Surnames that sound like April

    April has the Soundex code A164, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A164.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname April come from?
    From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ…
    How common is the surname April?
    1,327 people in the United States had the surname April in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,664 Americans. It ranked 20,125th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname April?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named April identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce April?
    April is /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname April getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,329 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,327 in 2010, down 0.2%.
    What are other spellings of April?
    Apr and Aprill.
    Is April also a first name?
    Yes. April 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.