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    The surname Birmingham

    An English surname, carried by 6,577 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈbɝ.mɪŋ.əm/ 3 syllables Soundex B655

    Birmingham: #5,297 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Birmingham #5,297, 6,577 people Birmingham: #5,297 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Birmingham #5,297, 6,577 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Birmingham is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English *Beormingahām, “homestead of the Beormingas, i.e. followers of Beorma”. The latter is a hypocoristic form of a personal name such as Beornmund or Beornmod.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,577 people named Birmingham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,943 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,198.

    #5,297
    rank among US surnames
    6,577
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.1%
    change since 2000 (was #5,181)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,289Mallard6,58346,900
    #5,293Koster6,58046,922
    #5,295Beeman6,57846,936
    #5,297Wasserman6,57746,943
    #5,300Silverstein6,57646,950
    #5,301Hume6,57346,972

    Who is named Birmingham

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

    85% of people named Birmingham identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Birminghams

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gil Birmingham
      American actor, born 1953
    • Simon Birmingham
      Australian politician, born 1974
    • John Birmingham
      British-born Australian author, born 1964

    Notable Birminghams come mostly from the United States (1), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Birmingham

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

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Birmingham come from?
    From Old English *Beormingahām, “homestead of the Beormingas, i.e. followers of Beorma”. The latter is a hypocoristic form of a personal name such as Beornmund or Beornmod.
    How common is the surname Birmingham?
    6,577 people in the United States had the surname Birmingham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,943 Americans. It ranked 5,297th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Birmingham?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Birmingham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Birmingham?
    Gil Birmingham, American actor, followed by Simon Birmingham.
    Where is the surname Birmingham most common?
    Wikidata records people named Birmingham in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Birmingham?
    Birmingham is /ˈbɝ.mɪŋ.əm/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Birmingham getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,577 in 2010, up 6.1%.