How common is the surname Julius?

3,628 people in the United States had the surname Julius in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,101 Americans. It ranked 9,013th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Julius?

David Julius, American physiologist and Nobel laureate 2021, followed by Emanuel Haldeman-Julius.

Where is the surname Julius most common?

Wikidata records people named Julius in the United States.

Is the surname Julius getting more or less common?

More common. 3,403 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,628 in 2010, up 6.6%.

Is Julius also a first name?

Yes. Julius 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 Julius

A surname, carried by 3,628 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J420 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). Julius is more common than 94.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,628 people named Julius in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,101 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,403.

#9,013

rank among US surnames

3,628

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+6.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,853)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,006	Cogan	3,631	85,030
#9,011	Hirst	3,630	85,054
#9,013	Traynor	3,628	85,101
#9,017	Garwood	3,626	85,148
#9,020	Stonge	3,625	85,171

Who is named Julius

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

68% of people named Julius identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Juliuss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Julius
American physiologist and Nobel laureate 2021
Emanuel Haldeman-Julius
American publisher and activist (1889–1951)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Julius

Jules

Julius has the Soundex code J420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J420.

Questions

How common is the surname Julius?: 3,628 people in the United States had the surname Julius in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,101 Americans. It ranked 9,013th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Julius?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Julius identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Julius?: David Julius, American physiologist and Nobel laureate 2021, followed by Emanuel Haldeman-Julius.
Where is the surname Julius most common?: Wikidata records people named Julius in the United States.
Is the surname Julius getting more or less common?: More common. 3,403 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,628 in 2010, up 6.6%.
Is Julius also a first name?: Yes. Julius 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.