How common is the surname Szilagyi?

1,165 people in the United States had the surname Szilagyi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,018 Americans. It ranked 22,173rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Szilagyi?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Szilagyi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Szilagyi?

Erzsébet Szilágyi, 15th century Hungarian queen, noblewoman, followed by Viktor Szilágyi.

Where is the surname Szilagyi most common?

Wikidata records people named Szilagyi in the Kingdom of Hungary and Austria.

Is the surname Szilagyi getting more or less common?

More common. 1,111 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,165 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Szilagyi

A Hungarian surname, carried by 1,165 people in the United States.

3 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). Szilagyi is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

Hungarian origin

Borrowed from Hungarian Szilágyi.

One of 46 Hungarian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,165 people named Szilagyi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 265,018 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,111.

#22,173

rank among US surnames

1,165

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #21,814)

Who is named Szilagyi

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

95% of people named Szilagyi identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Szilagyis

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erzsébet Szilágyi
15th century Hungarian queen, noblewoman, 1410–1483
Viktor Szilágyi
Austrian handball player, born 1978

Notable Szilagyis come mostly from the Kingdom of Hungary (1) and Austria (1).

Other Hungarian surnames

All 46 Hungarian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Szilagyi come from?: Borrowed from Hungarian Szilágyi.
How common is the surname Szilagyi?: 1,165 people in the United States had the surname Szilagyi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,018 Americans. It ranked 22,173rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Szilagyi?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Szilagyi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Szilagyi?: Erzsébet Szilágyi, 15th century Hungarian queen, noblewoman, followed by Viktor Szilágyi.
Where is the surname Szilagyi most common?: Wikidata records people named Szilagyi in the Kingdom of Hungary and Austria.
Is the surname Szilagyi getting more or less common?: More common. 1,111 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,165 in 2010, up 4.9%.