How common is the surname Converse?

4,400 people in the United States had the surname Converse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,169 Americans. It ranked 7,554th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Converse?

Frederick Converse, American classical music composer (1871-1940), followed by Connie Converse.

Where is the surname Converse most common?

Wikidata records people named Converse in the United States.

Is the surname Converse getting more or less common?

More common. 4,236 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,400 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Converse

A surname, carried by 4,400 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Converse is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

The athletic equipment company is named after its founder, Marquis Mills Converse.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,400 people named Converse in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,169 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,236.

#7,554

rank among US surnames

4,400

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,264)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,550	Landes	4,404	70,106
#7,552	Kroeger	4,402	70,138
#7,553	Tai	4,401	70,153
#7,554	Teasley	4,400	70,169
#7,558	Toma	4,399	70,185

Who is named Converse

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

90% of people named Converse identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Converses

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frederick Converse
American classical music composer (1871-1940)
Connie Converse
American musician, 1924–1974
Frank Converse
American actor, born 1938
Charles Crozat Converse
American attorney and composer, 1832–1918

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Converse

Converse has the Soundex code C516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C516.

Questions

Where does the surname Converse come from?: The athletic equipment company is named after its founder, Marquis Mills Converse.
How common is the surname Converse?: 4,400 people in the United States had the surname Converse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,169 Americans. It ranked 7,554th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Converse?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Converse identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Converse?: Frederick Converse, American classical music composer (1871-1940), followed by Connie Converse.
Where is the surname Converse most common?: Wikidata records people named Converse in the United States.
Is the surname Converse getting more or less common?: More common. 4,236 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,400 in 2010, up 3.9%.