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    The surname Iliff

    A surname, carried by 1,323 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈaɪ.lɪf/ 2 syllables Soundex I410

    Iliff: #20,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Iliff #20,165, 1,323 people Iliff: #20,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Iliff #20,165, 1,323 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Iliff is more common than 87.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname, variant of Iliffe.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,323 people named Iliff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 233,368 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,306.

    #20,165
    rank among US surnames
    1,323
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #19,222)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,157Germaine1,324233,191
    #20,165Meckley1,323233,368
    #20,172Melchior1,322233,544

    Who is named Iliff

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

    94% of people named Iliff identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Iliff?
    1,323 people in the United States had the surname Iliff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,368 Americans. It ranked 20,165th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Iliff?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Iliff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Iliff?
    Iliff is /ˈaɪ.lɪf/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Iliff getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,306 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,323 in 2010, up 1.3%.