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    The surname Vajda

    A Hungarian surname, carried by 599 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V230

    Vajda: #37,229 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Vajda #37,229, 599 people Vajda: #37,229 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Vajda #37,229, 599 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vajda is more common than 77.1% of them.

    Origin

    Hungarian origin

    Borrowed from Hungarian Vajda, from Hungarian vajda, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda.

    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 599 people named Vajda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 515,435 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 558.

    #37,229
    rank among US surnames
    599
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.3%
    change since 2000 (was #37,534)

    Who is named Vajda

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

    93% of people named Vajda identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Vajdas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Edward Vajda
      American linguist, born 1958

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Vajda has the Soundex code V230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V230.

    Other Hungarian surnames

    All 46 Hungarian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Vajda come from?
    Borrowed from Hungarian Vajda, from Hungarian vajda, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda.
    How common is the surname Vajda?
    599 people in the United States had the surname Vajda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 515,435 Americans. It ranked 37,229th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vajda?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Vajda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Vajda?
    Edward Vajda, American linguist.
    Is the surname Vajda getting more or less common?
    More common. 558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 599 in 2010, up 7.3%.
    What are other spellings of Vajda?
    Vaida, Vayda and Wajda.