How common is the surname Comer?

16,893 people in the United States had the surname Comer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,277 Americans. It ranked 2,148th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Comer?

Jodie Comer, British actress (born 1993), followed by Anjanette Comer.

Where is the surname Comer most common?

Wikidata records people named Comer in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Comer?

Comer is /ˈkoʊmɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Comer getting more or less common?

More common. 16,619 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,893 in 2010, up 1.6%.

Is Comer also a first name?

Yes. Comer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Comer

A surname, carried by 16,893 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkoʊmɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex C560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Comer is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,893 people named Comer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,277 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,619.

#2,148

rank among US surnames

16,893

people in 2010

5.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,001)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,139	Finney	16,939	18,227
#2,140	Bueno	16,936	18,230
#2,141	Cottrell	16,930	18,237
#2,142	Whitlock	16,927	18,240
#2,143	Bello	16,915	18,253
#2,144	Frias	16,911	18,257
#2,145	Knutson	16,910	18,258

Who is named Comer

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

83% of people named Comer identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
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 Comers

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jodie Comer
British actress (born 1993)
Anjanette Comer
American actress, 1939–2026
B. B. Comer
American politician (1848-1927)
James Comer
American politician in Kentucky (born 1972)
Samuel M. Comer
American set decorator (1893-1974)
Douglas Comer
American computer scientist, born 1949

Notable Comers come mostly from the United States (5) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Comer

Comer has the Soundex code C560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C560.

Questions

How common is the surname Comer?: 16,893 people in the United States had the surname Comer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,277 Americans. It ranked 2,148th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Comer?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Comer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Comer?: Jodie Comer, British actress (born 1993), followed by Anjanette Comer.
Where is the surname Comer most common?: Wikidata records people named Comer in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Comer?: Comer is /ˈkoʊmɚ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Comer getting more or less common?: More common. 16,619 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,893 in 2010, up 1.6%.
Is Comer also a first name?: Yes. Comer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.