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    The surname Awe

    A surname, carried by 1,123 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex A000

    Awe: #22,809 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Awe #22,809, 1,123 people Awe: #22,809 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Awe #22,809, 1,123 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Awe is more common than 85.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,123 people named Awe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,929 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 948.

    #22,809
    rank among US surnames
    1,123
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +18.5%
    change since 2000 (was #24,680)

    Who is named Awe

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

    67% of people named Awe identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 67%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 28%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Awe?
    1,123 people in the United States had the surname Awe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,929 Americans. It ranked 22,809th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Awe?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Awe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Awe getting more or less common?
    More common. 948 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,123 in 2010, up 19%.