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    The surname Comegys

    A surname, carried by 693 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C522

    Comegys: #33,036 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Comegys #33,036, 693 people Comegys: #33,036 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Comegys #33,036, 693 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Comegys is more common than 79.6% of them.

    Origin

    Portmanteau of surnames Coman and Ghysen adopted by Dutch emigrants to the United States.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 693 people named Comegys in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 445,520 Americans. That is down 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 719.

    #33,036
    rank among US surnames
    693
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #30,614)

    Who is named Comegys

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

    75% of people named Comegys identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Comegyss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joseph P. Comegys
      American politician (1813-1893)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Comegys come from?
    Portmanteau of surnames Coman and Ghysen adopted by Dutch emigrants to the United States.
    How common is the surname Comegys?
    693 people in the United States had the surname Comegys in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 445,520 Americans. It ranked 33,036th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Comegys?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Comegys identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Comegys?
    Joseph P. Comegys, American politician (1813-1893).
    Where is the surname Comegys most common?
    Wikidata records people named Comegys in the United States.
    Is the surname Comegys getting more or less common?
    Less common. 719 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 693 in 2010, down 3.6%.