How common is the surname Ault?

7,509 people in the United States had the surname Ault in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,117 Americans. It ranked 4,723rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ault?

George Ault, American painter (1891-1948), followed by Marie Ault.

Where is the surname Ault most common?

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

Is the surname Ault getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,509 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Ault

A surname, carried by 7,509 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex A430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ault is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,509 people named Ault in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,117 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,673.

#4,723

rank among US surnames

7,509

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,274)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,719	Nair	7,513	41,095
#4,721	Friesen	7,512	41,100
#4,722	Toomey	7,510	41,111
#4,723	Ault	7,509	41,117

Who is named Ault

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

95% of people named Ault identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aults

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Ault
American painter (1891-1948)
Marie Ault
British actress (1870-1951)

Notable Aults come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ault

Ault has the Soundex code A430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A430.

Questions

How common is the surname Ault?: 7,509 people in the United States had the surname Ault in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,117 Americans. It ranked 4,723rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ault?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ault identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ault?: George Ault, American painter (1891-1948), followed by Marie Ault.
Where is the surname Ault most common?: Wikidata records people named Ault in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Ault getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,509 in 2010, down 2.1%.