How common is the surname Spira?

1,034 people in the United States had the surname Spira in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. It ranked 24,260th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Spira?

In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Spira identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Spira?

Henry Spira, American activist (1927-1998), followed by Camilla Spira.

Where is the surname Spira most common?

Wikidata records people named Spira in Belgium, Germany and Austria.

Is the surname Spira getting more or less common?

More common. 861 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,034 in 2010, up 20%.

The surname Spira

A surname, carried by 1,034 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spira is more common than 85% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,034 people named Spira in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 861.

#24,260

rank among US surnames

1,034

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+20.1%

change since 2000 (was #26,614)

Who is named Spira

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

98% of people named Spira identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Spiras

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Spira
American activist (1927-1998)
Camilla Spira
Actress (1906-1997)
Fritz Spira
Austrian actor (1877–1943)

Notable Spiras come mostly from Belgium (1), Germany (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Spira

Spira has the Soundex code S160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S160.

Questions

How common is the surname Spira?: 1,034 people in the United States had the surname Spira in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. It ranked 24,260th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spira?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Spira identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Spira?: Henry Spira, American activist (1927-1998), followed by Camilla Spira.
Where is the surname Spira most common?: Wikidata records people named Spira in Belgium, Germany and Austria.
Is the surname Spira getting more or less common?: More common. 861 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,034 in 2010, up 20%.