How common is the surname Close?

9,474 people in the United States had the surname Close in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,589 Americans. It ranked 3,739th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Close?

Glenn Close, American actress (born 1947), followed by Chuck Close.

Where is the surname Close most common?

Wikidata records people named Close in the United States, the United Kingdom and Belgium.

How do you pronounce Close?

Close is /kləʊs/, one syllable.

Is the surname Close getting more or less common?

More common. 9,261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,474 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Close

A surname, carried by 9,474 people in the United States.

Pronounced /kləʊs/ 1 syllable Soundex C420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Close is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,474 people named Close in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,589 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,261.

#3,739

rank among US surnames

9,474

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,525)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,730	Holtz	9,502	32,493
#3,731	Glynn	9,501	32,496
#3,732	Scroggins	9,495	32,517
#3,733	Packard	9,494	32,520
#3,734	Antoine	9,493	32,523
#3,735	Wicks	9,489	32,537
#3,736	Kunkel	9,488	32,541

Who is named Close

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

91% of people named Close identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Closes

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Glenn Close
American actress (born 1947)
Chuck Close
American artist (1940–2021)
Eric Close
American actor, born 1967
Del Close
Actor, writer, teacher (1934-1999)
Ivy Close
British actress (1890-1968)
Elizabeth Close
American architect (1912-2011)
Philippe Close
Belgian politician, born 1971

Notable Closes come mostly from the United States (5), the United Kingdom (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Close

Close has the Soundex code C420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C420.

Questions

How common is the surname Close?: 9,474 people in the United States had the surname Close in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,589 Americans. It ranked 3,739th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Close?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Close identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Close?: Glenn Close, American actress (born 1947), followed by Chuck Close.
Where is the surname Close most common?: Wikidata records people named Close in the United States, the United Kingdom and Belgium.
How do you pronounce Close?: Close is /kləʊs/, one syllable.
Is the surname Close getting more or less common?: More common. 9,261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,474 in 2010, up 2.3%.