How common is the surname André?

9,358 people in the United States had the surname André in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,993 Americans. It ranked 3,785th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named André?

Carl Andre, American artist (1935-2024), followed by Eric André.

Where is the surname André most common?

Wikidata records people named André in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and Australia and 3 other countries.

Is the surname André getting more or less common?

More common. 8,249 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,358 in 2010, up 13%.

Is André also a first name?

Yes. André is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname André

A surname, carried by 9,358 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A536 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). André is more common than 97.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,358 people named André in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,993 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,249.

#3,785

rank among US surnames

9,358

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+13.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,950)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,780	Abarca	9,363	32,975
#3,782	Woodworth	9,361	32,982
#3,784	Thigpen	9,359	32,989
#3,785	André	9,358	32,993

Who is named André

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

62% of people named André identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Andrés

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carl Andre
American artist (1935-2024)
Eric André
American comedian and actor, born 1983
John André
British Army officer during the American Revolutionary War, 1750–1780
Lona Andre
American actress (1915–1992)
Annette Andre
Australian actress, born 1939
Thiago André
Brazilian male middle-distance runner, born 1995
Christian Carl Andre
19th century natural scientist and pioneer in the study of heredity, 1763–1831
Claudine André
Belgian conservationist, born 1947

Notable Andrés come mostly from the United States (3), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like André

André has the Soundex code A536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A536.

Questions

How common is the surname André?: 9,358 people in the United States had the surname André in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,993 Americans. It ranked 3,785th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname André?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named André identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named André?: Carl Andre, American artist (1935-2024), followed by Eric André.
Where is the surname André most common?: Wikidata records people named André in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and Australia and 3 other countries.
Is the surname André getting more or less common?: More common. 8,249 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,358 in 2010, up 13%.
Is André also a first name?: Yes. André is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.