The surname Livas
A Spanish surname, carried by 669 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex L120
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish and Catalan Livas. It can be also from Greek Λίβας (Lívas).
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 669 people named Livas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 461,503 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 641.
Who is named Livas
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
45% of people named Livas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 45%
- Black (not Hispanic) 33%
- White (not Hispanic) 17%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
- Two or more races 1.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Livas has the Soundex code L120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L120.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Livas come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish and Catalan Livas. It can be also from Greek Λίβας (Lívas).
- How common is the surname Livas?
- 669 people in the United States had the surname Livas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 461,503 Americans. It ranked 33,990th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Livas?
- In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Livas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Livas getting more or less common?
- More common. 641 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 669 in 2010, up 4.4%.