How common is the surname Virginia?

426 people in the United States had the surname Virginia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 724,755 Americans. It ranked 49,365th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Virginia?

Virginia is /vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Virginia getting more or less common?

More common. 418 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 426 in 2010, up 1.9%.

Is Virginia also a first name?

Yes. Virginia 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 Virginia

A surname, carried by 426 people in the United States.

Pronounced /vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/ 3 syllables Soundex V625 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). Virginia is more common than 69.6% of them.

Origin

From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 426 people named Virginia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 724,755 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 418.

#49,365

rank among US surnames

426

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #47,654)

Who is named Virginia

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

75% of people named Virginia identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.8%
Two or more races 1.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Virginia

Virginia has the Soundex code V625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V625.

Questions

Where does the surname Virginia come from?: From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.
How common is the surname Virginia?: 426 people in the United States had the surname Virginia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 724,755 Americans. It ranked 49,365th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Virginia?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Virginia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Virginia?: Virginia is /vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Virginia getting more or less common?: More common. 418 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 426 in 2010, up 1.9%.
Is Virginia also a first name?: Yes. Virginia 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.