How common is the surname Chism?

8,253 people in the United States had the surname Chism in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,410 Americans. It ranked 4,307th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Chism getting more or less common?

More common. 8,030 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,253 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Chism

A surname, carried by 8,253 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chism 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 8,253 people named Chism in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,410 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,030.

#4,307

rank among US surnames

8,253

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,082)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,298	Landa	8,267	37,347
#4,299	Bracken	8,265	37,356
#4,300	Santacruz	8,264	37,360
#4,302	Withrow	8,262	37,369
#4,303	True	8,261	37,374
#4,304	Furr	8,260	37,378
#4,305	Dell	8,255	37,401

Who is named Chism

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

62% of people named Chism identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 32%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chism

Chism has the Soundex code C250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C250.

Questions

How common is the surname Chism?: 8,253 people in the United States had the surname Chism in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,410 Americans. It ranked 4,307th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chism?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Chism identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Chism getting more or less common?: More common. 8,030 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,253 in 2010, up 2.8%.