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The surname Diana

A surname, carried by 3,090 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D500 Also a first name

Diana: #10,416 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Diana #10,416, 3,090 people Diana: #10,416 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Diana #10,416, 3,090 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Diana is more common than 93.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,090 people named Diana in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,918 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,706.

#10,416
rank among US surnames
3,090
people in 2010
1.1
per 100,000 Americans
+14.2%
change since 2000 (was #10,811)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#10,411Collings3,09399,821
#10,413McDavid3,09299,853
#10,414Houseman3,09199,885
#10,416Diana3,09099,918
#10,422Pyne3,08999,950

Who is named Diana

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

74% of people named Diana identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • White (not Hispanic) 74%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.5%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Diana

Diana has the Soundex code D500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D500.

Questions

How common is the surname Diana?
3,090 people in the United States had the surname Diana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,918 Americans. It ranked 10,416th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Diana?
In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Diana identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Diana getting more or less common?
More common. 2,706 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,090 in 2010, up 14%.
Is Diana also a first name?
Yes. Diana 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.