How common is the surname Binford?

2,186 people in the United States had the surname Binford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,238 Americans. It ranked 13,830th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Binford?

Lewis Binford, American archaeologist (1931-2011).

Where is the surname Binford most common?

Wikidata records people named Binford in the United States.

Is the surname Binford getting more or less common?

More common. 2,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,186 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Binford

A surname, carried by 2,186 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Binford is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,186 people named Binford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,238 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,115.

#13,830

rank among US surnames

2,186

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,233)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,824	Petrey	2,187	141,173
#13,830	Gammons	2,186	141,238
#13,834	Balsamo	2,185	141,302

Who is named Binford

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

68% of people named Binford identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Binfords

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lewis Binford
American archaeologist (1931-2011)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Binford

Binford has the Soundex code B516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B516.

Questions

How common is the surname Binford?: 2,186 people in the United States had the surname Binford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,238 Americans. It ranked 13,830th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Binford?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Binford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Binford?: Lewis Binford, American archaeologist (1931-2011).
Where is the surname Binford most common?: Wikidata records people named Binford in the United States.
Is the surname Binford getting more or less common?: More common. 2,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,186 in 2010, up 3.4%.