How common is the surname Chmura?

1,676 people in the United States had the surname Chmura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,216 Americans. It ranked 16,958th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Chmura?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Chmura identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Chmura getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,676 in 2010, down 3.0%.

The surname Chmura

A Polish surname, carried by 1,676 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chmura is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

From Polish Chmura, from chmura (“cloud”).

One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,676 people named Chmura in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,216 Americans. That is down 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,728.

#16,958

rank among US surnames

1,676

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-3%

change since 2000 (was #15,539)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,953	Chittum	1,677	184,106
#16,958	Villamil	1,676	184,216

Who is named Chmura

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

96% of people named Chmura identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Chmura come from?: From Polish Chmura, from chmura (“cloud”).
How common is the surname Chmura?: 1,676 people in the United States had the surname Chmura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,216 Americans. It ranked 16,958th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chmura?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Chmura identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Chmura getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,676 in 2010, down 3.0%.