How common is the surname Chatmon?

1,863 people in the United States had the surname Chatmon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,725 Americans. It ranked 15,669th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chatmon?

Sam Chatmon, American blues musician (1897–1983).

Where is the surname Chatmon most common?

Wikidata records people named Chatmon in the United States.

Is the surname Chatmon getting more or less common?

More common. 1,654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,863 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Chatmon

A surname, carried by 1,863 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C355

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chatmon is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,863 people named Chatmon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,725 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,654.

#15,669

rank among US surnames

1,863

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+12.6%

change since 2000 (was #16,092)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,663	Bert	1,864	165,636
#15,669	Donaghy	1,863	165,725
#15,673	Calixte	1,862	165,814

Who is named Chatmon

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

87% of people named Chatmon identified as Black (not Hispanic), 6.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 87%
White (not Hispanic) 6.4%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Chatmons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam Chatmon
American blues musician (1897–1983)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chatmon

Chatman

Chatmon has the Soundex code C355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C355.

Questions

How common is the surname Chatmon?: 1,863 people in the United States had the surname Chatmon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,725 Americans. It ranked 15,669th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chatmon?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Chatmon identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 6.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Chatmon?: Sam Chatmon, American blues musician (1897–1983).
Where is the surname Chatmon most common?: Wikidata records people named Chatmon in the United States.
Is the surname Chatmon getting more or less common?: More common. 1,654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,863 in 2010, up 13%.