# Ayala (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ayala/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 92,463 |
| US rank (2010) | 333 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,339 people |
| Change since 2000 | +39% (66,515 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ayala, from Basque Aiara, after a town in Álvara, Basque Country.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ayala in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.4% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 94% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ayala in Argentina, Andorra, Brazil and Mexico.

## People named Ayala

- Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer
- Rubén Ayala, Argentine footballer
- Josep Ayala, Andorran association football player
- Thaila Ayala, Brazilian actress
- Luis Ayala, baseball player from Mexico
- David Ayala, Argentine footballer

## Similar surnames

Ali, Alley, Aiello, Allee, Alloway, Allie, Alli, Aly, Ally, Ahl, Aul, Ale.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.