How common is the surname Blocker?

9,149 people in the United States had the surname Blocker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,746 Americans. It ranked 3,874th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blocker?

Dan Blocker, American actor (1928–1972).

Where is the surname Blocker most common?

Wikidata records people named Blocker in the United States.

Is the surname Blocker getting more or less common?

More common. 8,752 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,149 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Blocker

A surname, carried by 9,149 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blocker is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,149 people named Blocker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,746 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,752.

#3,874

rank among US surnames

9,149

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,721)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,865	Buss	9,177	33,643
#3,867	Hussey	9,176	33,647
#3,868	Smoot	9,168	33,676
#3,869	Dugger	9,164	33,691
#3,870	Bittner	9,163	33,695
#3,871	Soliz	9,159	33,710
#3,872	Runyon	9,153	33,732

Who is named Blocker

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

57% of people named Blocker identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blockers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dan Blocker
American actor (1928–1972)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blocker

Blocker has the Soundex code B426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B426.

Questions

How common is the surname Blocker?: 9,149 people in the United States had the surname Blocker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,746 Americans. It ranked 3,874th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blocker?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Blocker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blocker?: Dan Blocker, American actor (1928–1972).
Where is the surname Blocker most common?: Wikidata records people named Blocker in the United States.
Is the surname Blocker getting more or less common?: More common. 8,752 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,149 in 2010, up 4.5%.