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    The surname July

    A French surname, carried by 544 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/ 2 syllables Soundex J400

    July: #40,261 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon July #40,261, 544 people July: #40,261 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez July #40,261, 544 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). July is more common than 75.2% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From Middle English Julie, julius, julye, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove".

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 544 people named July in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 567,547 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 517.

    #40,261
    rank among US surnames
    544
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.2%
    change since 2000 (was #39,946)

    Who is named July

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

    45% of people named July identified as Black (not Hispanic), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 45%
    • White (not Hispanic) 40%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 4.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Julys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Miranda July
      American performance artist, musician and writer (born 1974)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Jul

    Surnames that sound like July

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

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname July come from?
    From Middle English Julie, julius, julye, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove".
    How common is the surname July?
    544 people in the United States had the surname July in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 567,547 Americans. It ranked 40,261st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname July?
    In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named July identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named July?
    Miranda July, American performance artist, musician and writer (born 1974).
    Where is the surname July most common?
    Wikidata records people named July in the United States.
    How do you pronounce July?
    July is /d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname July getting more or less common?
    More common. 517 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 544 in 2010, up 5.2%.
    What are other spellings of July?
    Jul.
    Is July also a first name?
    Yes. July 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.