How common is the surname Ida?

531 people in the United States had the surname Ida in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 581,442 Americans. It ranked 41,038th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ida?

In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Ida identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

How do you pronounce Ida?

Ida is /ˈaɪdə/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Ida getting more or less common?

Less common. 557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 531 in 2010, down 4.7%.

Is Ida also a first name?

Yes. Ida 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 Ida

A Japanese surname, carried by 531 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈaɪdə/ 2 syllables Soundex I300 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). Ida is more common than 74.7% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England. It was revived in the 19th century, partly mistaken for a Greek name, for the Mount Ida of classical mythology.

One of 123 Japanese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 531 people named Ida in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 581,442 Americans. That is down 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 557.

#41,038

rank among US surnames

531

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-4.7%

change since 2000 (was #37,591)

Who is named Ida

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

52% of people named Ida identified as white (not Hispanic), 40% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Asian and Pacific Islander 40%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Two or more races 3.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ida

Ida has the Soundex code I300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I300.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ida come from?: Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England. It was revived in the 19th century, partly mistaken for a Greek name, for the Mount Ida of classical mythology.
How common is the surname Ida?: 531 people in the United States had the surname Ida in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 581,442 Americans. It ranked 41,038th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ida?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Ida identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
How do you pronounce Ida?: Ida is /ˈaɪdə/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Ida getting more or less common?: Less common. 557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 531 in 2010, down 4.7%.
Is Ida also a first name?: Yes. Ida 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.