How common is the surname Commons?

1,223 people in the United States had the surname Commons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,449 Americans. It ranked 21,393rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Commons?

John R. Commons, American economist and historian (1862–1945).

Where is the surname Commons most common?

Wikidata records people named Commons in the United States.

Is the surname Commons getting more or less common?

More common. 1,105 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,223 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Commons

A surname, carried by 1,223 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Commons is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

* English and Irish (Mayo Tipperary and Galway): variant of Cummings. * English: variant of Common with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,223 people named Commons in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,449 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,105.

#21,393

rank among US surnames

1,223

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+10.7%

change since 2000 (was #21,902)

Who is named Commons

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

84% of people named Commons identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Commonss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John R. Commons
American economist and historian (1862–1945)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Commons

Cummins

Commons has the Soundex code C552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C552.

Questions

Where does the surname Commons come from?: * English and Irish (Mayo Tipperary and Galway): variant of Cummings. * English: variant of Common with post-medieval excrescent -s.
How common is the surname Commons?: 1,223 people in the United States had the surname Commons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,449 Americans. It ranked 21,393rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Commons?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Commons identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Commons?: John R. Commons, American economist and historian (1862–1945).
Where is the surname Commons most common?: Wikidata records people named Commons in the United States.
Is the surname Commons getting more or less common?: More common. 1,105 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,223 in 2010, up 11%.