How common is the surname Andrus?

10,197 people in the United States had the surname Andrus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,278 Americans. It ranked 3,505th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Andrus?

Cecil D. Andrus, American politician (1931-2017).

Where is the surname Andrus most common?

Wikidata records people named Andrus in the United States.

Is the surname Andrus getting more or less common?

More common. 9,438 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,197 in 2010, up 8.0%.

Is Andrus also a first name?

Yes. Andrus 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 Andrus

A surname, carried by 10,197 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Andrus is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

Variant of Andrews.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,197 people named Andrus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,278 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,438.

#3,505

rank among US surnames

10,197

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #3,461)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,496	Neil	10,228	30,186
#3,497	Leger	10,221	30,207
#3,498	Wayne	10,215	30,225
#3,499	Mendenhall	10,213	30,231
#3,502	Dorn	10,206	30,251
#3,503	Tavarez	10,201	30,266
#3,504	Sowers	10,198	30,275

Who is named Andrus

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

83% of people named Andrus identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Andruss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cecil D. Andrus
American politician (1931-2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Andrus

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

Questions

Where does the surname Andrus come from?: Variant of Andrews.
How common is the surname Andrus?: 10,197 people in the United States had the surname Andrus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,278 Americans. It ranked 3,505th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Andrus?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Andrus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Andrus?: Cecil D. Andrus, American politician (1931-2017).
Where is the surname Andrus most common?: Wikidata records people named Andrus in the United States.
Is the surname Andrus getting more or less common?: More common. 9,438 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,197 in 2010, up 8.0%.
Is Andrus also a first name?: Yes. Andrus 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.