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    The surname Custis

    A surname, carried by 1,693 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C232

    Custis: #16,856 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Custis #16,856, 1,693 people Custis: #16,856 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Custis #16,856, 1,693 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Custis is more common than 89.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,693 people named Custis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 182,366 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,664.

    #16,856
    rank among US surnames
    1,693
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #16,016)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,848Stoehr1,694182,258
    #16,856Loiacono1,693182,366
    #16,860Cermak1,692182,474
    #16,864Doyal1,691182,582

    Who is named Custis

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

    52% of people named Custis identified as Black (not Hispanic), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 52%
    • White (not Hispanic) 42%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Custiss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • George Washington Parke Custis
      Adopted son of George Washington (1781-1857)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Custis?
    1,693 people in the United States had the surname Custis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,366 Americans. It ranked 16,856th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Custis?
    In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Custis identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Custis?
    George Washington Parke Custis, adopted son of George Washington (1781-1857).
    Where is the surname Custis most common?
    Wikidata records people named Custis in the United States.
    Is the surname Custis getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,664 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,693 in 2010, up 1.7%.