How common is the surname Barnum?

6,090 people in the United States had the surname Barnum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,697 Americans. It ranked 5,692nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Barnum?

P. T. Barnum, American showman and politician (1810–1891), followed by William Henry Barnum.

Where is the surname Barnum most common?

Wikidata records people named Barnum in the United States.

Is the surname Barnum getting more or less common?

More common. 5,838 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,090 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Barnum

A surname, carried by 6,090 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barnum is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,090 people named Barnum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,697 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,838.

#5,692

rank among US surnames

6,090

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,477)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,683	Aguila	6,103	50,589
#5,684	Radtke	6,099	50,622
#5,685	Strobel	6,097	50,639
#5,686	Deweese	6,095	50,656
#5,688	Renaud	6,094	50,664
#5,689	Humes	6,093	50,672
#5,691	DiStefano	6,091	50,689

Who is named Barnum

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

81% of people named Barnum identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barnums

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

P. T. Barnum
American showman and politician (1810–1891)
William Henry Barnum
American politician (1818-1889)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barnum

Barnum has the Soundex code B655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B655.

Questions

How common is the surname Barnum?: 6,090 people in the United States had the surname Barnum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,697 Americans. It ranked 5,692nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barnum?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Barnum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Barnum?: P. T. Barnum, American showman and politician (1810–1891), followed by William Henry Barnum.
Where is the surname Barnum most common?: Wikidata records people named Barnum in the United States.
Is the surname Barnum getting more or less common?: More common. 5,838 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,090 in 2010, up 4.3%.