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    The surname Adelson

    A surname, carried by 1,361 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A342

    Adelson: #19,774 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Adelson #19,774, 1,361 people Adelson: #19,774 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Adelson #19,774, 1,361 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Adelson is more common than 87.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,361 people named Adelson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 226,852 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,230.

    #19,774
    rank among US surnames
    1,361
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.7%
    change since 2000 (was #20,152)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,774Niswonger1,361226,852
    #19,782Casagrande1,360227,019

    Who is named Adelson

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

    80% of people named Adelson identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 80%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Adelsons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sheldon Adelson
      American businessman (1933–2021)
    • Miriam Adelson
      American-Israeli physician and business billionaire (born in 1945)

    Notable Adelsons come mostly from the United States (1) and Israel (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Adelson?
    1,361 people in the United States had the surname Adelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,852 Americans. It ranked 19,774th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Adelson?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Adelson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Adelson?
    Sheldon Adelson, American businessman (1933–2021), followed by Miriam Adelson.
    Where is the surname Adelson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Adelson in the United States and Israel.
    Is the surname Adelson getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,230 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,361 in 2010, up 11%.