How common is the surname Solis?

82,146 people in the United States had the surname Solis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,758 Americans. It ranked 388th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Solis?

Hilda Solis, American politician (born 1957), followed by Felix Solis.

Where is the surname Solis most common?

Wikidata records people named Solis in the United States and Belize.

Is the surname Solis getting more or less common?

More common. 60,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 82,146 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Solis

A surname, carried by 82,146 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Solis is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

Latin for Sun. Sol

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 82,146 people named Solis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,758 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 60,045.

#388

rank among US surnames

82,146

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+36.8%

change since 2000 (was #497)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#379	Zimmerman	83,265	3,708
#380	Dawson	83,182	3,712
#381	Lara	83,067	3,717
#382	Fletcher	83,063	3,717
#383	Page	82,992	3,720
#384	McCarthy	82,950	3,722
#385	Love	82,873	3,726

Who is named Solis

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

92% of people named Solis identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Two or more races 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Soliss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hilda Solis
American politician (born 1957)
Felix Solis
American actor, film director and film producer, born 1971
Camille Solis
Belizean cyclist (* 1971)

Notable Soliss come mostly from the United States (2) and Belize (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Solis

Solis has the Soundex code S420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S420.

Questions

Where does the surname Solis come from?: Latin for Sun. Sol
How common is the surname Solis?: 82,146 people in the United States had the surname Solis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,758 Americans. It ranked 388th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Solis?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Solis identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Solis?: Hilda Solis, American politician (born 1957), followed by Felix Solis.
Where is the surname Solis most common?: Wikidata records people named Solis in the United States and Belize.
Is the surname Solis getting more or less common?: More common. 60,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 82,146 in 2010, up 37%.