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    The surname Asis

    A Spanish surname, carried by 525 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A220

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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). Asis is more common than 74.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Asís; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 525 people named Asis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 588,087 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 382.

    #41,426
    rank among US surnames
    525
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +37.4%
    change since 2000 (was #51,233)

    Who is named Asis

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

    64% of people named Asis identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 18% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 9.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 64%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 18%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.1%
    • Two or more races 7.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Asis come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Asís; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.
    How common is the surname Asis?
    525 people in the United States had the surname Asis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 588,087 Americans. It ranked 41,426th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Asis?
    In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Asis identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 18% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Asis getting more or less common?
    More common. 382 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 525 in 2010, up 37%.