# Real (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/real/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,959 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,045 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 44,366 people |
| Change since 2000 | +23% (5,654 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Real in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Real in the United States and Argentina.

## People named Real

- Matthew Real, American soccer player
- Juan Cruz Real, Argentine soccer coach

## Similar surnames

Reel, Rael, Reale, Rall, Riel, Rayl, Ruel, Reily, Reil, Roel, Rawl, Riley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.