The surname Lima
A surname, carried by 19,109 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex L500
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 19,109 people named Lima in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,157 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,539.
Who is named Lima
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
46% of people named Lima identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 45% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 46%
- White (not Hispanic) 45%
- Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
- Two or more races 1.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Limas
61 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Adriana LimaBrazilian model, born 1981
- Ildefons LimaAndorran association football player, born 1979
- Fernanda LimaBrazilian actress, born 1977
- Ânderson LimaBrazilian association football player, born 1973
- Kevin LimaAmerican animator and director, born 1962
- Lucas LimaBrazilian footballer (born 1990)
- Gusttavo LimaBrazilian singer, born 1989
- LimaBrazilian footballer, born 1983
- Erik LimaBrazilian association football player, born 1994
- Antoni Lima SoláAndorran association football player, born 1970
- Willian LimaBrazilian judoka, born 2000
- Floriana LimaAmerican actress, born 1981
Notable Limas come mostly from Brazil (49), the United States (4) and Argentina (3).
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Lima has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.
Questions
- How common is the surname Lima?
- 19,109 people in the United States had the surname Lima in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,157 Americans. It ranked 1,882nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Lima?
- In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Lima identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 45% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Lima?
- Adriana Lima, Brazilian model, followed by Ildefons Lima.
- Where is the surname Lima most common?
- Wikidata records people named Lima in Brazil, the United States and Argentina and 3 other countries.
- Is the surname Lima getting more or less common?
- More common. 13,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,109 in 2010, up 41%.