How common is the surname Books?

1,189 people in the United States had the surname Books in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,668 Americans. It ranked 21,862nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Books getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,189 in 2010, down 7.8%.

The surname Books

A surname, carried by 1,189 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Books is more common than 86.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,189 people named Books in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,668 Americans. That is down 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,289.

#21,862

rank among US surnames

1,189

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-7.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,421)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,862	Pluta	1,189	259,668
#21,868	Casavant	1,188	259,887

Who is named Books

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

93% of people named Books identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Books

Books has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

Questions

How common is the surname Books?: 1,189 people in the United States had the surname Books in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,668 Americans. It ranked 21,862nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Books?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Books identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Books getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,189 in 2010, down 7.8%.