# Chomsky (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/chomsky/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | fewer than 100 |
| US rank (2010) | not ranked |
| How often | not recorded |
| Change since 2000 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈt͡ʃɒm.ski/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Chomsky in the United States.

## People named Chomsky

- Noam Chomsky, American linguist and activist (born 1928)
- Aviva Chomsky, American historian
- Marvin J. Chomsky, American television and film director (1929-2022)
- William Chomsky, American Hebrew grammarian (1896–1977)

## Similar surnames

Comiskey, Chang, Camacho, Chung, Cheng, Cheung, Chong, Chance, Chiang, Coons, Ching, Comeaux.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.