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    The surname Islas

    A surname, carried by 9,200 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex I242

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Islas is more common than 97.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 9,200 people named Islas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,559 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,033.

    #3,853
    rank among US surnames
    9,200
    people in 2010
    3.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +52.5%
    change since 2000 (was #5,316)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,846Coble9,20433,545
    #3,847Laster9,20233,552
    #3,851Collado9,20133,556
    #3,853Islas9,20033,559
    #3,854Bader9,19733,570
    #3,855Hoy9,19633,574

    Who is named Islas

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

    95% of people named Islas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Islass

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Luis Islas
      Argentine footballer and manager, born 1965
    • María Emilia Islas
      Activist, 1953–1976

    Notable Islass come mostly from Argentina (1) and Uruguay (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Islas

    Islas has the Soundex code I242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I242.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Islas?
    9,200 people in the United States had the surname Islas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,559 Americans. It ranked 3,853rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Islas?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Islas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Islas?
    Luis Islas, Argentine footballer and manager, followed by María Emilia Islas.
    Where is the surname Islas most common?
    Wikidata records people named Islas in Argentina and Uruguay.
    Is the surname Islas getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,033 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,200 in 2010, up 53%.