How common is the surname Terra?

1,124 people in the United States had the surname Terra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,685 Americans. It ranked 22,791st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Terra?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Terra identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Terra?

Scott Terra, American actor, followed by Osmar Terra.

Where is the surname Terra most common?

Wikidata records people named Terra in Brazil and the United States.

Is the surname Terra getting more or less common?

More common. 1,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,124 in 2010, up 8.0%.

The surname Terra

A surname, carried by 1,124 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Terra is more common than 86% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,124 people named Terra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,685 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,041.

#22,791

rank among US surnames

1,124

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #22,949)

Who is named Terra

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

86% of people named Terra identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Terras

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Scott Terra
American actor, born 1987
Osmar Terra
Brazilian politician, born 1950
João Evangelista Martins Terra
Brazilian priest, 1925–2022

Notable Terras come mostly from Brazil (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Terra

Terra has the Soundex code T600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T600.

Questions

How common is the surname Terra?: 1,124 people in the United States had the surname Terra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,685 Americans. It ranked 22,791st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Terra?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Terra identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Terra?: Scott Terra, American actor, followed by Osmar Terra.
Where is the surname Terra most common?: Wikidata records people named Terra in Brazil and the United States.
Is the surname Terra getting more or less common?: More common. 1,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,124 in 2010, up 8.0%.