How common is the surname Viola?

6,616 people in the United States had the surname Viola in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,666 Americans. It ranked 5,271st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Viola?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Viola identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Viola?

Bill Viola, American video and installation artist (1951–2024), followed by József Viola.

Where is the surname Viola most common?

Wikidata records people named Viola in the United States, Hungary and Argentina.

Is the surname Viola getting more or less common?

More common. 6,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,616 in 2010, up 4.1%.

Is Viola also a first name?

Yes. Viola 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.

The surname Viola

A surname, carried by 6,616 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex V400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Viola is more common than 96.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,616 people named Viola in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,666 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,353.

#5,271

rank among US surnames

6,616

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,064)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,262	Wessel	6,630	46,568
#5,264	Bowe	6,628	46,582
#5,265	Deese	6,626	46,596
#5,266	Maggard	6,625	46,603
#5,267	Felts	6,621	46,631
#5,268	Rife	6,620	46,638
#5,269	Cowell	6,618	46,652

Who is named Viola

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

88% of people named Viola identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Violas

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Viola
American video and installation artist (1951–2024)
József Viola
Association football player (1896-1949)
Vincent Viola
American billionaire businessman, born 1956
Valentín Viola
Argentine footballer, born 1991
Frank Viola
American professional baseball player, pitcher, born 1960

Notable Violas come mostly from the United States (3), Hungary (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Viola

Viola has the Soundex code V400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V400.

Questions

How common is the surname Viola?: 6,616 people in the United States had the surname Viola in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,666 Americans. It ranked 5,271st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Viola?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Viola identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Viola?: Bill Viola, American video and installation artist (1951–2024), followed by József Viola.
Where is the surname Viola most common?: Wikidata records people named Viola in the United States, Hungary and Argentina.
Is the surname Viola getting more or less common?: More common. 6,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,616 in 2010, up 4.1%.
Is Viola also a first name?: Yes. Viola 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.