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    The surname Lira

    A Spanish surname, carried by 14,758 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L600

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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). Lira is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    A surname from Spanish.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 14,758 people named Lira in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,921 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,655.

    #2,447
    rank among US surnames
    14,758
    people in 2010
    5.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.5%
    change since 2000 (was #3,116)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,438Douglass14,86220,774
    #2,439Lundy14,85020,791
    #2,440Fay14,84920,792
    #2,441Beebe14,84720,795
    #2,442Chavis14,84420,799
    #2,443Rea14,81920,834
    #2,444Griffiths14,80520,854

    Who is named Lira

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

    90% of people named Lira identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Liras

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Luana Lira
      Brazilian diver, born 1996
    • Arthur Lira
      Brazilian politician, President of the Chamber of Deputies (2021–2025) and Elected Senator

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lira

    Lira has the Soundex code L600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L600.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lira come from?
    Lira is Spanish in origin.
    How common is the surname Lira?
    14,758 people in the United States had the surname Lira in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,921 Americans. It ranked 2,447th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lira?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Lira identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Lira?
    Luana Lira, Brazilian diver, followed by Arthur Lira.
    Where is the surname Lira most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lira in Brazil.
    Is the surname Lira getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,655 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,758 in 2010, up 39%.