Portuguese and Spanish: nickname or relationship name from familia ‘family’. This surname is rare in Spain; it is found mainly in the Dominican Republic.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Familia families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Familia family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Familia family living in Louisiana. This was about 25% of all the recorded Familia's in USA. Louisiana and 3 other states had the highest population of Familia families in 1920.
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Between 1967 and 2004, in the United States, Familia life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Familia in 1967 was 66, and 72 in 2004.