How common is the surname Julia?

1,185 people in the United States had the surname Julia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,545 Americans. It ranked 21,912th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Julia?

In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Julia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

How do you pronounce Julia?

Julia is /ˈd͡ʒu.ljə/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Julia getting more or less common?

More common. 962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,185 in 2010, up 23%.

Is Julia also a first name?

Yes. Julia 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 Julia

A surname, carried by 1,185 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒu.ljə/ 2 syllables Soundex J400 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). Julia is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

From Latin Iūlia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Iūlius. Further popularized by early Christian saints. Doublet of Julie.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,185 people named Julia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,545 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 962.

#21,912

rank among US surnames

1,185

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+23.2%

change since 2000 (was #24,386)

Who is named Julia

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

46% of people named Julia identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 42%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Julia

Julia has the Soundex code J400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J400.

Questions

Where does the surname Julia come from?: From Latin Iūlia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Iūlius. Further popularized by early Christian saints. Doublet of Julie.
How common is the surname Julia?: 1,185 people in the United States had the surname Julia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,545 Americans. It ranked 21,912th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Julia?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Julia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
How do you pronounce Julia?: Julia is /ˈd͡ʒu.ljə/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Julia getting more or less common?: More common. 962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,185 in 2010, up 23%.
Is Julia also a first name?: Yes. Julia 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.