The Solas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 260 people carried this name — #74,375 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 13% from 231 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Solas surname
A surname from Spanish, variant of Solas.
From Spanish Solás.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Solás» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 187 people named Solas.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Dordogne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 135 people named Solas live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
572 people named Solas are counted in Norway and Finland.
Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Solas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Daniel Solas 1946– · association football player
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Maite Solas 1983– · researcher
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Solas.
- Sokolowski 4,139 · U.S. census
- Sol 1,044 · U.S. census
- Sola 2,218 · U.S. census
- Solana 663 · U.S. census
- Solano 24,881 · U.S. census
- Solari 1,994 · U.S. census
- Soldan 507 · U.S. census
- Soldani 197 · U.S. census
- Soldano 784 · U.S. census
- Soldati 162 · U.S. census
- Sole 1,511 · U.S. census
- Soleau 184 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Solas is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.