How common is the surname Loyola?

3,508 people in the United States had the surname Loyola in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,012 Americans. It ranked 9,279th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Loyola?

Margot Loyola, (1918–2015), followed by Neisser Loyola.

Where is the surname Loyola most common?

Wikidata records people named Loyola in Chile and Belgium.

Is the surname Loyola getting more or less common?

More common. 2,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,508 in 2010, up 49%.

The surname Loyola

A Basque surname, carried by 3,508 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Loyola is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

Basque origin

From Spanish, from Basque Loiola.

One of 20 Basque surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,508 people named Loyola in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,012 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,362.

#9,279

rank among US surnames

3,508

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+48.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,107)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,273	Woodside	3,511	87,937
#9,274	Cluff	3,510	87,962
#9,276	Calderone	3,509	87,987
#9,279	Spies	3,508	88,012
#9,281	Tarter	3,507	88,037
#9,283	Creasy	3,506	88,062

Who is named Loyola

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

75% of people named Loyola identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 75%
Asian and Pacific Islander 17%
White (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Loyolas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Margot Loyola
(1918–2015)
Neisser Loyola
Belgian fencer, born 1998

Notable Loyolas come mostly from Chile (1) and Belgium (1).

Other Basque surnames

All 20 Basque surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Loyola come from?: From Spanish, from Basque Loiola.
How common is the surname Loyola?: 3,508 people in the United States had the surname Loyola in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,012 Americans. It ranked 9,279th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Loyola?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Loyola identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Loyola?: Margot Loyola, (1918–2015), followed by Neisser Loyola.
Where is the surname Loyola most common?: Wikidata records people named Loyola in Chile and Belgium.
Is the surname Loyola getting more or less common?: More common. 2,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,508 in 2010, up 49%.