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    The surname Blount

    A surname, carried by 19,878 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /blʌnt/ 1 syllable Soundex B453

    Blount: #1,803 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Blount #1,803, 19,878 people Blount: #1,803 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Blount #1,803, 19,878 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blount is more common than 98.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 19,878 people named Blount in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,532 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,882.

    #1,803
    rank among US surnames
    19,878
    people in 2010
    6.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.3%
    change since 2000 (was #1,738)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,794Farr20,01115,429
    #1,795Melvin20,00815,431
    #1,796Cullen20,00015,437
    #1,797Hu19,99915,438
    #1,798McCollum19,99015,445
    #1,799Betts19,98315,450
    #1,800Coyle19,93115,491

    Who is named Blount

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

    47% of people named Blount identified as white (not Hispanic), 47% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 47%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 47%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Blounts

    10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lisa Blount
      American actress (1957–2010)
    • William Blount
      American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution (1749-180
    • Mark Blount
      American basketball player (born 1975)
    • Corie Blount
      American basketball player (born 1969)
    • Mel Blount
      American professional football player, born 1948
    • LeGarrette Blount
      American football player (born 1986)
    • Willie Blount
      American politician (1768-1835)
    • Winton M. Blount
      American industrialist and postmaster general (1921–2002)
    • Anna Blount
      American physician, 1872–1953
    • Sun Ra
      American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Blount

    Blount has the Soundex code B453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B453.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Blount?
    19,878 people in the United States had the surname Blount in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,532 Americans. It ranked 1,803rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Blount?
    In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Blount identified as white (not Hispanic), and 47% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Blount?
    Lisa Blount, American actress (1957–2010), followed by William Blount.
    Where is the surname Blount most common?
    Wikidata records people named Blount in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Blount?
    Blount is /blʌnt/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Blount getting more or less common?
    More common. 18,882 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,878 in 2010, up 5.3%.