How common is the surname Elia?

3,460 people in the United States had the surname Elia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,233 Americans. It ranked 9,397th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Elia?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Elia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Elia getting more or less common?

More common. 3,042 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,460 in 2010, up 14%.

Is Elia also a first name?

Yes. Elia 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 Elia

A surname, carried by 3,460 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E400 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). Elia is more common than 94.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,460 people named Elia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,233 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,042.

#9,397

rank among US surnames

3,460

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+13.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,814)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,393	Byington	3,463	89,156
#9,394	Hovis	3,462	89,181
#9,395	Borton	3,461	89,207
#9,397	Elia	3,460	89,233
#9,399	Edinger	3,459	89,259
#9,403	Samayoa	3,458	89,284

Who is named Elia

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

87% of people named Elia identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Elia

Elia has the Soundex code E400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E400.

Questions

How common is the surname Elia?: 3,460 people in the United States had the surname Elia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,233 Americans. It ranked 9,397th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Elia?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Elia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Elia getting more or less common?: More common. 3,042 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,460 in 2010, up 14%.
Is Elia also a first name?: Yes. Elia 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.