Explore the Family Name Irias

The meaning of Irias

Hispanic (mainly Honduras and Nicaragua): probably an altered form (plural) of Basque Iria, a topographic name from iri ‘hamlet, village, settlement’ + the definite article -a, or Portuguese Iria, which is from the personal name Iria (see Irene) or a habitational name from any of numerous places so named for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Irene.

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How common is the last name Irias in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Irias" has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 35,053 among all surnames, but by 2010, it had climbed to 27,481—a change of 21.6 percent. The number of people bearing this surname also rose from 609 to 877 in the same period, which represents an impressive growth of over 44 percent. The proportion of individuals with the Irias surname per 100,000 people increased by 30.43 percent, from 0.23 to 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,053	#27,481	21.6%
Count	609	877	44.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.3	30.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Irias

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Irias surname identify as Hispanic. In 2000, this group constituted 92.94 percent, declining slightly to 92.47 percent by 2010. There was also a small fraction of individuals who identified as White. This proportion grew slightly from 6.08 percent in 2000 to 6.27 percent in 2010. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.94%	92.47%	-0.51%
White	6.08%	6.27%	3.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%