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    The surname Senna

    An Italian surname, carried by 530 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S500

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Senna is more common than 74.7% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Senna; this surname is predominantly attested in Brazil, however it is not of Portuguese origin.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 530 people named Senna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 582,539 Americans. That is down 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 660.

    #41,100
    rank among US surnames
    530
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -19.7%
    change since 2000 (was #32,782)

    Who is named Senna

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

    81% of people named Senna identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.9%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Sennas

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ayrton Senna
      Brazilian racing driver (1960–1994)
    • Marcos Senna
      Brazilian association football player, born 1976
    • Bruno Senna
      Brazilian racing driver, born 1983
    • Viviane Senna
      Brazilian businesswoman, born 1957

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Senna

    Senna has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Senna come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Senna; this surname is predominantly attested in Brazil, however it is not of Portuguese origin.
    How common is the surname Senna?
    530 people in the United States had the surname Senna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 582,539 Americans. It ranked 41,100th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Senna?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Senna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Senna?
    Ayrton Senna, Brazilian racing driver (1960–1994), followed by Marcos Senna.
    Where is the surname Senna most common?
    Wikidata records people named Senna in Brazil.
    Is the surname Senna getting more or less common?
    Less common. 660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 530 in 2010, down 20%.