How common is the surname Pilla?

1,968 people in the United States had the surname Pilla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,883 Americans. It ranked 15,005th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pilla?

In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Pilla identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Pilla?

Anthony Pilla, auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, titular Bishop of Scardona, Bishop of Cleveland.

Where is the surname Pilla most common?

Wikidata records people named Pilla in the United States.

Is the surname Pilla getting more or less common?

More common. 1,688 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,968 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Pilla

A surname, carried by 1,968 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pilla is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,968 people named Pilla in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,883 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,688.

#15,005

rank among US surnames

1,968

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+16.6%

change since 2000 (was #15,835)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,002	Hanning	1,969	156,803
#15,005	Anello	1,968	156,883

Who is named Pilla

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

82% of people named Pilla identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Asian and Pacific Islander 9.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.4%
Two or more races 1.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pillas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Pilla
Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, titular Bishop of Scardona, Bishop of Cleveland, 1932–2021

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pilla

Pilla has the Soundex code P400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P400.

Questions

How common is the surname Pilla?: 1,968 people in the United States had the surname Pilla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,883 Americans. It ranked 15,005th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pilla?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Pilla identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Pilla?: Anthony Pilla, auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, titular Bishop of Scardona, Bishop of Cleveland.
Where is the surname Pilla most common?: Wikidata records people named Pilla in the United States.
Is the surname Pilla getting more or less common?: More common. 1,688 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,968 in 2010, up 17%.