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    The surname Bounds

    A surname, carried by 7,960 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈbaʊndz/ 1 syllable Soundex B532

    Bounds: #4,457 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bounds #4,457, 7,960 people Bounds: #4,457 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bounds #4,457, 7,960 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bounds is more common than 97.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 7,960 people named Bounds in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,787 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,822.

    #4,457
    rank among US surnames
    7,960
    people in 2010
    2.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.8%
    change since 2000 (was #4,202)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,448Durkin7,97538,714
    #4,449Alvarenga7,97338,724
    #4,451Segal7,97238,729
    #4,452Earnest7,96838,748
    #4,454Nall7,96638,758
    #4,455Clanton7,96538,763
    #4,456Geyer7,96238,777

    Who is named Bounds

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

    83% of people named Bounds identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Boundss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lillian Disney
      American artist and philanthropist (1899–1997)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bounds

    Bounds has the Soundex code B532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B532.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bounds?
    7,960 people in the United States had the surname Bounds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,787 Americans. It ranked 4,457th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bounds?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Bounds identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bounds?
    Lillian Disney, American artist and philanthropist (1899–1997).
    Where is the surname Bounds most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bounds in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Bounds?
    Bounds is /ˈbaʊndz/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Bounds getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,960 in 2010, up 1.8%.