How common is the surname Gloria?

4,878 people in the United States had the surname Gloria in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,293 Americans. It ranked 6,888th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gloria?

Leda Gloria, actress (1908–1997), followed by Todd Gloria.

Where is the surname Gloria most common?

Wikidata records people named Gloria in the Kingdom of Italy and the United States.

Is the surname Gloria getting more or less common?

More common. 4,112 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,878 in 2010, up 19%.

Is Gloria also a first name?

Yes. Gloria 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 Gloria

A surname, carried by 4,878 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G460 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). Gloria is more common than 95.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,878 people named Gloria in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,293 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,112.

#6,888

rank among US surnames

4,878

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+18.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,468)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,880	Im	4,887	63,177
#6,881	Shetler	4,886	63,190
#6,882	Peckham	4,885	63,203
#6,884	Harrold	4,884	63,216
#6,885	Ronquillo	4,881	63,255
#6,886	Carley	4,880	63,268
#6,887	Sattler	4,879	63,280

Who is named Gloria

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

72% of people named Gloria identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 10.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 72%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 10.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Glorias

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leda Gloria
Actress (1908–1997)
Todd Gloria
American politician from California, born 1978

Notable Glorias come mostly from the Kingdom of Italy (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Gloria

Glore

Gloria has the Soundex code G460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G460.

Questions

How common is the surname Gloria?: 4,878 people in the United States had the surname Gloria in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,293 Americans. It ranked 6,888th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gloria?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Gloria identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gloria?: Leda Gloria, actress (1908–1997), followed by Todd Gloria.
Where is the surname Gloria most common?: Wikidata records people named Gloria in the Kingdom of Italy and the United States.
Is the surname Gloria getting more or less common?: More common. 4,112 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,878 in 2010, up 19%.
Is Gloria also a first name?: Yes. Gloria 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.