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    The surname Ayala

    A Spanish surname, carried by 92,463 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A400

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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). Ayala is more common than 99.8% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

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

    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 92,463 people named Ayala in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,339 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 66,515.

    #333
    rank among US surnames
    92,463
    people in 2010
    31
    per 100,000 Americans
    +39%
    change since 2000 (was #449)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #324Barnett95,6813,227
    #325Bates95,6223,229
    #326Chambers94,9883,250
    #327Caldwell93,9443,286
    #328Beck93,7863,292
    #329Lambert93,6783,296
    #330Miranda93,6283,298

    Who is named Ayala

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

    94% of people named Ayala identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Ayalas

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Roberto Ayala
      Argentine footballer, born 1973
    • Rubén Ayala
      Argentine footballer, born 1950
    • Josep Ayala
      Andorran association football player, born 1980
    • Thaila Ayala
      Brazilian actress, born 1986
    • Luis Ayala
      Baseball player from Mexico, born 1978
    • David Ayala
      Argentine footballer, born 2002

    Notable Ayalas come mostly from Argentina (3), Andorra (1) and Brazil (1).

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ayala come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Ayala, from Basque Aiara, after a town in Álvara, Basque Country.
    How common is the surname Ayala?
    92,463 people in the United States had the surname Ayala in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,339 Americans. It ranked 333rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ayala?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ayala identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ayala?
    Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer, followed by Rubén Ayala.
    Where is the surname Ayala most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ayala in Argentina, Andorra and Brazil and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Ayala getting more or less common?
    More common. 66,515 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 92,463 in 2010, up 39%.