How common is the surname Criss?

4,738 people in the United States had the surname Criss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,164 Americans. It ranked 7,066th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Criss?

Darren Criss, American actor and singer, followed by Sonny Criss.

Where is the surname Criss most common?

Wikidata records people named Criss in the United States.

Is the surname Criss getting more or less common?

More common. 4,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,738 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Criss

A surname, carried by 4,738 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Criss is more common than 95.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,738 people named Criss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,164 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,581.

#7,066

rank among US surnames

4,738

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,785)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,059	Maze	4,742	65,109
#7,060	Edgerton	4,740	65,136
#7,061	Wittman	4,739	65,150
#7,066	Shilling	4,738	65,164
#7,068	Millen	4,737	65,177
#7,069	Voelker	4,735	65,205

Who is named Criss

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

73% of people named Criss identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Crisss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Darren Criss
American actor and singer, born 1987
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician (1927–1977)
Francis Criss
Artist (1901-1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Criss

Criss has the Soundex code C620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C620.

Questions

How common is the surname Criss?: 4,738 people in the United States had the surname Criss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,164 Americans. It ranked 7,066th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Criss?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Criss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Criss?: Darren Criss, American actor and singer, followed by Sonny Criss.
Where is the surname Criss most common?: Wikidata records people named Criss in the United States.
Is the surname Criss getting more or less common?: More common. 4,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,738 in 2010, up 3.4%.