How common is the surname Church?

36,072 people in the United States had the surname Church in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,559 Americans. It ranked 966th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Church?

Thomas Haden Church, American actor, followed by Alonzo Church.

Where is the surname Church most common?

Wikidata records people named Church in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Church getting more or less common?

More common. 35,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 36,072 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Church

A surname, carried by 36,072 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Church is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 36,072 people named Church in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,559 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 35,539.

#966

rank among US surnames

36,072

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #890)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#957	Sanford	36,312	8,503
#958	Burch	36,269	8,513
#959	Maddox	36,250	8,517
#960	Vo	36,236	8,520
#961	O'Connell	36,194	8,530
#962	Vu	36,179	8,534
#963	Andersen	36,150	8,541

Who is named Church

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

89% of people named Church identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Churchs

15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Haden Church
American actor, born 1960
Alonzo Church
American mathematician and logician (1903–1995)
Frederic Edwin Church
American landscape painter (1826–1900)
Ellen Church
American pilot, flight attendant and nurse (1904–1965)
Frank Church
American politician and lawyer (1924–1984)
Mary Church Terrell
American activist and suffragette (1863–1954)
Eric Church
American country singer, born 1977
Angelica Schuyler Church
American socialite (1756–1814)
Fred Church
American actor (1889-1983)
Benjamin Church
American carpenter, military officer, and Ranger during America's Colonial era, 1639–1718
Richard Church
British and Greek general and Greek politician, 1784–1873
Sandra Church
American actress, born 1933

Notable Churchs come mostly from the United States (14) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Church

Crouch

Church has the Soundex code C620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C620.

Questions

How common is the surname Church?: 36,072 people in the United States had the surname Church in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,559 Americans. It ranked 966th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Church?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Church identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Church?: Thomas Haden Church, American actor, followed by Alonzo Church.
Where is the surname Church most common?: Wikidata records people named Church in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Church getting more or less common?: More common. 35,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 36,072 in 2010, up 1.5%.