How common is the surname Birdsong?

5,498 people in the United States had the surname Birdsong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,156 Americans. It ranked 6,220th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Birdsong?

Otis Birdsong, American basketball player (born 1955), followed by Cindy Birdsong.

Where is the surname Birdsong most common?

Wikidata records people named Birdsong in the United States.

Is the surname Birdsong getting more or less common?

More common. 5,221 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,498 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Birdsong

A surname, carried by 5,498 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Birdsong is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,498 people named Birdsong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,156 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,221.

#6,220

rank among US surnames

5,498

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,062)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,216	Hambrick	5,501	56,125
#6,217	Tedder	5,500	56,136
#6,219	Brookins	5,499	56,146
#6,220	Birdsong	5,498	56,156

Who is named Birdsong

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

67% of people named Birdsong identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Birdsongs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Otis Birdsong
American basketball player (born 1955)
Cindy Birdsong
American singer, born 1939
Mary Birdsong
American actress, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Birdsong

Birdsong has the Soundex code B632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B632.

Questions

How common is the surname Birdsong?: 5,498 people in the United States had the surname Birdsong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,156 Americans. It ranked 6,220th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Birdsong?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Birdsong identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Birdsong?: Otis Birdsong, American basketball player (born 1955), followed by Cindy Birdsong.
Where is the surname Birdsong most common?: Wikidata records people named Birdsong in the United States.
Is the surname Birdsong getting more or less common?: More common. 5,221 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,498 in 2010, up 5.3%.