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    The surname Aries

    A French place surname, carried by 561 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A620

    Aries: #39,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Aries #39,212, 561 people Aries: #39,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Aries #39,212, 561 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aries is more common than 75.8% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Two main origins: * Scottish habitational surname from either of two minor places in Kirkcudbrightshire. * Borrowed from French Ariès, from the medieval personal name Yrieix.

    Aries is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    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 561 people named Aries in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 550,349 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 521.

    #39,212
    rank among US surnames
    561
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.7%
    change since 2000 (was #39,678)

    Who is named Aries

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

    49% of people named Aries identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 49%
    • White (not Hispanic) 43%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Ariess

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Austin Aries
      American professional wrestler, born 1978

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Aries

    Aries has the Soundex code A620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A620.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Aries come from?
    Two main origins: * Scottish habitational surname from either of two minor places in Kirkcudbrightshire. * Borrowed from French Ariès, from the medieval personal name Yrieix.
    How common is the surname Aries?
    561 people in the United States had the surname Aries in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 550,349 Americans. It ranked 39,212th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Aries?
    In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Aries identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Aries?
    Austin Aries, American professional wrestler.
    Where is the surname Aries most common?
    Wikidata records people named Aries in the United States.
    What type of surname is Aries?
    Aries is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Aries getting more or less common?
    More common. 521 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 561 in 2010, up 7.7%.