Find out how popular the last name Juliana is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Juliana.

Juliana, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Juliana surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Juliana in America

Juliana is the 54178th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Juliana surname appeared 381 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Juliana.

We can also compare 2010 data for Juliana to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Juliana

The surname Juliana is of Latin origin, derived from the ancient Roman family name Julianus, which was derived from the name Julius. It first appeared in areas of the Roman Empire during the first century AD.

The name Julianus was initially used as a personal name in ancient Rome, with one of the earliest known bearers being the Roman emperor Marcus Didius Julianus, who reigned briefly in 193 AD. As the Roman Empire expanded, the name spread throughout Europe and eventually evolved into various surname forms, including Juliana.

In medieval times, the surname Juliana was found in various regions of Europe, particularly in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is in the Domesday Book of 1086, which documented landowners in England after the Norman conquest. The name appears in its Latin form, Juliana.

Notable historical figures with the surname Juliana include Juliana of Norwich (c. 1342 - c. 1416), an English mystic and author of the first known book written in English by a woman. Another prominent bearer was Juliana Berners (c. 1388 - c. 1460), an English prioress and author of the earliest known treatise on hunting and hawking.

In the Netherlands, the name Juliana was associated with the House of Orange-Nassau, with Princess Juliana (1909 - 2004) serving as Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980. Her daughter, Princess Beatrix, succeeded her as the reigning monarch.

Other notable individuals with the surname Juliana include Jorge Juliana (1898 - 1971), a Mexican painter and sculptor, and Manuel Juliana (1904 - 1985), a Spanish painter and engraver.

The surname Juliana has also been found in various spellings and variations throughout history, including Juliani, Juliano, and Juliani, often reflecting regional linguistic influences and local adaptations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Juliana

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Juliana.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Juliana was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Juliana has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Juliana was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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