How common is the surname Coffman?

24,980 people in the United States had the surname Coffman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,360 Americans. It ranked 1,421st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Coffman?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Coffman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Coffman?

Amber Coffman, American musician, followed by Mike Coffman.

Where is the surname Coffman most common?

Wikidata records people named Coffman in the United States.

Is the surname Coffman getting more or less common?

More common. 24,733 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,980 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Coffman

A surname, carried by 24,980 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C155

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coffman is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,980 people named Coffman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,360 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,733.

#1,421

rank among US surnames

24,980

people in 2010

8.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #1,304)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,412	Swain	25,157	12,273
#1,413	Manley	25,136	12,283
#1,414	Helton	25,118	12,292
#1,415	Song	25,110	12,296
#1,416	Quick	25,091	12,305
#1,417	Leslie	25,078	12,311
#1,418	Stern	25,074	12,313

Who is named Coffman

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

93% of people named Coffman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Coffmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amber Coffman
American musician, born 1984
Mike Coffman
American politician, born 1955

Questions

How common is the surname Coffman?: 24,980 people in the United States had the surname Coffman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,360 Americans. It ranked 1,421st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Coffman?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Coffman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Coffman?: Amber Coffman, American musician, followed by Mike Coffman.
Where is the surname Coffman most common?: Wikidata records people named Coffman in the United States.
Is the surname Coffman getting more or less common?: More common. 24,733 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,980 in 2010, up 1.0%.