How common is the surname Regina?

1,646 people in the United States had the surname Regina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,573 Americans. It ranked 17,202nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Regina?

In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Regina identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Regina?

Paul Regina, American actor (1956-2006), followed by Carla Cabral.

Where is the surname Regina most common?

Wikidata records people named Regina in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Regina getting more or less common?

More common. 1,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,646 in 2010, up 6.5%.

Is Regina also a first name?

Yes. Regina is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Regina

A surname, carried by 1,646 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R250 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Regina is more common than 89.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,646 people named Regina in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,573 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,546.

#17,202

rank among US surnames

1,646

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,960)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,193	Vancleve	1,647	187,459
#17,202	Entrekin	1,646	187,573

Who is named Regina

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

74% of people named Regina identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%
Two or more races 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reginas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Regina
American actor (1956-2006)
Carla Cabral
Actress from Brazil, born 1976

Notable Reginas come mostly from the United States (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Regina

Regina has the Soundex code R250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R250.

Questions

How common is the surname Regina?: 1,646 people in the United States had the surname Regina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,573 Americans. It ranked 17,202nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Regina?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Regina identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Regina?: Paul Regina, American actor (1956-2006), followed by Carla Cabral.
Where is the surname Regina most common?: Wikidata records people named Regina in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Regina getting more or less common?: More common. 1,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,646 in 2010, up 6.5%.
Is Regina also a first name?: Yes. Regina is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.