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    The surname Bynum

    A surname, carried by 16,166 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B550

    Bynum: #2,251 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Bynum #2,251, 16,166 people Bynum: #2,251 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bynum #2,251, 16,166 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bynum is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,166 people named Bynum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,098 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,204.

    #2,251
    rank among US surnames
    16,166
    people in 2010
    5.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.3%
    change since 2000 (was #2,196)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,242Clinton16,26318,985
    #2,243Woodall16,26018,988
    #2,244Marcum16,24619,004
    #2,245Dowling16,23819,014
    #2,246Stoner16,20419,054
    #2,247Mattson16,20319,055
    #2,249London16,19519,064

    Who is named Bynum

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

    50% of people named Bynum identified as Black (not Hispanic), 44% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 50%
    • White (not Hispanic) 44%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Bynums

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Andrew Bynum
      American basketball player (born 1987)
    • Will Bynum
      American basketball player (born 1983)
    • Janelle Bynum
      American politician (born 1975)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bynum?
    16,166 people in the United States had the surname Bynum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,098 Americans. It ranked 2,251st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bynum?
    In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Bynum identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 44% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bynum?
    Andrew Bynum, American basketball player (born 1987), followed by Will Bynum.
    Where is the surname Bynum most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bynum in the United States.
    Is the surname Bynum getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,204 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,166 in 2010, up 6.3%.