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    The surname Acuff

    A surname, carried by 2,458 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈeɪ.kʌf/ 2 syllables Soundex A210

    Acuff: #12,593 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Acuff #12,593, 2,458 people Acuff: #12,593 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Acuff #12,593, 2,458 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Acuff is more common than 92.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,458 people named Acuff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,608 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,475.

    #12,593
    rank among US surnames
    2,458
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.7%
    change since 2000 (was #11,632)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,584Graver2,460125,506
    #12,587Leu2,459125,557
    #12,593Roesler2,458125,608
    #12,597Rasch2,457125,660
    #12,602Lichtenstein2,456125,711

    Who is named Acuff

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    88% of people named Acuff identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Acuffs

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Roy Acuff
      American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992)
    • Amy Acuff
      American athlete, born 1975
    • Eddie Acuff
      American actor, 1903–1956
    • Darius Acuff Jr.
      American basketball player (born 2006)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Acuff?
    2,458 people in the United States had the surname Acuff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,608 Americans. It ranked 12,593rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Acuff?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Acuff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Acuff?
    Roy Acuff, American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992), followed by Amy Acuff.
    Where is the surname Acuff most common?
    Wikidata records people named Acuff in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Acuff?
    Acuff is /ˈeɪ.kʌf/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Acuff getting more or less common?
    Less common. 2,475 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,458 in 2010, down 0.7%.