How common is the surname Sol?

1,044 people in the United States had the surname Sol in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,733 Americans. It ranked 24,112th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Sol getting more or less common?

More common. 814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,044 in 2010, up 28%.

Is Sol also a first name?

Yes. Sol 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 Sol

A surname, carried by 1,044 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S400 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). Sol is more common than 85.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,044 people named Sol in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 295,733 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 814.

#24,112

rank among US surnames

1,044

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+28.3%

change since 2000 (was #27,802)

Who is named Sol

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

35% of people named Sol identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 35%
White (not Hispanic) 27%
Asian and Pacific Islander 21%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sol

Sol has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Questions

How common is the surname Sol?: 1,044 people in the United States had the surname Sol in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,733 Americans. It ranked 24,112th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sol?: In the 2010 Census, 35% of people named Sol identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Sol getting more or less common?: More common. 814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,044 in 2010, up 28%.
Is Sol also a first name?: Yes. Sol 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.