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    The surname Victorian

    A Latin surname, carried by 1,089 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/ 4 syllables Soundex V236

    Victorian: #23,371 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Victorian #23,371, 1,089 people Victorian: #23,371 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Victorian #23,371, 1,089 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Victorian is more common than 85.6% of them.

    Origin

    Latin origin

    An Americanized form of Spanish Victoriano originating in Los Angeles, a given name from Latin Victōriānus.

    One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,089 people named Victorian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 283,513 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 972.

    #23,371
    rank among US surnames
    1,089
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12%
    change since 2000 (was #24,180)

    Who is named Victorian

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

    82% of people named Victorian identified as Black (not Hispanic), 6.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 82%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.2%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Victorian

    Victorian has the Soundex code V236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V236.

    Other Latin surnames

    All 91 Latin surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Victorian come from?
    An Americanized form of Spanish Victoriano originating in Los Angeles, a given name from Latin Victōriānus.
    How common is the surname Victorian?
    1,089 people in the United States had the surname Victorian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 283,513 Americans. It ranked 23,371st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Victorian?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Victorian identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Victorian?
    Victorian is /vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/, 4 syllables.
    Is the surname Victorian getting more or less common?
    More common. 972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,089 in 2010, up 12%.
    Is Victorian also a first name?
    Yes. Victorian is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.