# Serra (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/serra/  
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) | 6,114 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,674 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 50,498 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (5,522 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Serra 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) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 29% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Serra in the United States, Brazil, Argentina and Italy.

## People named Serra

- Richard Serra, American sculptor (1938–2024)
- José Serra, Brazilian politician (born 1942)
- Chico Serra, Brazilian racing driver
- Matt Serra, American mixed martial artist
- Daniel Serra, Brazilian racecar driver
- María Martha Serra Lima, Argentine singer (1942-2017)
- Barbara Serra, British-based Italian reporter
- Raymond Serra, American actor (1936-2003)

## Similar surnames

Sierra, Sera, Serrao, Sarria, Sherry, Scherr, Sawyer, Sauer, Soria, Shore, Sayre, Shirey.

## 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.