# Almond (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/almond/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,188 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,902 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 42,953 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.3% (6,893 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* From the Middle English given name Almund, from the coalescence of Old English Æþelmund (literally “noble protector”) and Ealhmund (literally “temple protector”). * Variant of Allman (from Old French aleman (“German”) or alemayne (“from Germany”)) and Allmand (from Old French alemaund (“German”)), assimilated after almond by folk etymology.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Almond in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Almond in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Almond

- Gabriel Almond, American political scientist (1911-2002)
- David Almond, British children's writer (born 1951)
- Morris Almond, American basketball player (born 1985)
- Lincoln Almond, American attorney, politician, and member of the Republican Party (1936–2023)
- Johnny Almond, British blues musician (1946–2009)

## Similar surnames

Almonte, Allmond, Allemand, Aleman, Almanza, Allman, Almendarez, Allmon, Almon, Alamin, Alleman, Almanzar.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.