The surname Feliz
A surname, carried by 5,261 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex F420
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,261 people named Feliz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,686 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,561.
#6,452
rank among US surnames
5,261
people in 2010
1.8
per 100,000 Americans
+47.7%
change since 2000 (was #8,519)
Who is named Feliz
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Feliz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
- White (not Hispanic) 6.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
- Two or more races 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Feliz has the Soundex code F420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F420.
Questions
- How common is the surname Feliz?
- 5,261 people in the United States had the surname Feliz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,686 Americans. It ranked 6,452nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Feliz?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Feliz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Feliz getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,261 in 2010, up 48%.