The Julius Last Name

Clerks wrote Julian in many ways, and Julius is one that stuck. The family name meaning is “Descendant of Julian (downy-bearded or youthful)”, the same as for Julian.

• Records show Julius as one of the forms Julian took over time.
• In the 2010 US Census, 3,628 Americans gave Julius as their last name (rank 9,013).
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Julius, so the heraldry linked to Julian is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Julius surname pack.