How common is the surname Dedmon?

1,982 people in the United States had the surname Dedmon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,775 Americans. It ranked 14,933rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dedmon?

Dewayne Dedmon, American basketball player (born 1989).

Where is the surname Dedmon most common?

Wikidata records people named Dedmon in the United States.

Is the surname Dedmon getting more or less common?

More common. 1,878 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,982 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Dedmon

A surname, carried by 1,982 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D355

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dedmon is more common than 90.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,982 people named Dedmon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,775 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,878.

#14,933

rank among US surnames

1,982

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,550)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,930	Delaluz	1,983	155,696
#14,933	Sutliff	1,982	155,775
#14,937	Einhorn	1,981	155,853

Who is named Dedmon

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

73% of people named Dedmon identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dedmons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dewayne Dedmon
American basketball player (born 1989)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dedmon

Dedmon has the Soundex code D355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D355.

Questions

How common is the surname Dedmon?: 1,982 people in the United States had the surname Dedmon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,775 Americans. It ranked 14,933rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dedmon?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Dedmon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dedmon?: Dewayne Dedmon, American basketball player (born 1989).
Where is the surname Dedmon most common?: Wikidata records people named Dedmon in the United States.
Is the surname Dedmon getting more or less common?: More common. 1,878 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,982 in 2010, up 5.5%.