How common is the surname Virgil?

2,746 people in the United States had the surname Virgil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,435 Americans. It ranked 11,466th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Virgil getting more or less common?

More common. 2,551 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,746 in 2010, up 7.6%.

Is Virgil also a first name?

Yes. Virgil 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 Virgil

A surname, carried by 2,746 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V624 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). Virgil is more common than 92.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,746 people named Virgil in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,435 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,551.

#11,466

rank among US surnames

2,746

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+7.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,349)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,462	Eudy	2,749	112,312
#11,463	Coogan	2,748	112,353
#11,466	Virgil	2,746	112,435
#11,469	Breshears	2,745	112,476
#11,472	Mattis	2,744	112,517
#11,474	McConville	2,743	112,558

Who is named Virgil

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

49% of people named Virgil identified as Black (not Hispanic), 35% as white (not Hispanic) and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 49%
White (not Hispanic) 35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Virgil

Virgilio

Virgil has the Soundex code V624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V624.

Questions

How common is the surname Virgil?: 2,746 people in the United States had the surname Virgil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,435 Americans. It ranked 11,466th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Virgil?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Virgil identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 35% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Virgil getting more or less common?: More common. 2,551 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,746 in 2010, up 7.6%.
Is Virgil also a first name?: Yes. Virgil 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.