How common is the surname Arya?

996 people in the United States had the surname Arya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 309,985 Americans. It ranked 24,961st of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Arya most common?

Wikidata records people named Arya in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Arya getting more or less common?

More common. 558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 996 in 2010, up 79%.

Is Arya also a first name?

Yes. Arya 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 Arya

A Sanskrit surname, carried by 996 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A600 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). Arya is more common than 84.6% of them.

Origin

Sanskrit origin

Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”). Doublet of Aryan and Iran.

One of 24 Sanskrit surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 996 people named Arya in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 309,985 Americans. That is up 79% since 2000, when the Census counted 558.

#24,961

rank among US surnames

996

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+78.5%

change since 2000 (was #37,534)

Who is named Arya

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

77% of people named Arya identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 77%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

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

Famous Aryas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ritu Arya
British actress, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arya

Arya has the Soundex code A600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A600.

Other Sanskrit surnames

All 24 Sanskrit surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Arya come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”). Doublet of Aryan and Iran.
How common is the surname Arya?: 996 people in the United States had the surname Arya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 309,985 Americans. It ranked 24,961st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arya?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Arya identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Arya?: Ritu Arya, British actress.
Where is the surname Arya most common?: Wikidata records people named Arya in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Arya getting more or less common?: More common. 558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 996 in 2010, up 79%.
Is Arya also a first name?: Yes. Arya 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.