How common is the surname Citizen?

1,376 people in the United States had the surname Citizen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. It ranked 19,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Citizen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,376 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Citizen

A surname, carried by 1,376 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Citizen is more common than 87.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,376 people named Citizen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,002.

#19,602

rank among US surnames

1,376

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+37.3%

change since 2000 (was #23,594)

Who is named Citizen

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

67% of people named Citizen identified as Black (not Hispanic), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 67%
White (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Citizen?: 1,376 people in the United States had the surname Citizen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. It ranked 19,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Citizen?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Citizen identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Citizen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,376 in 2010, up 37%.