How common is the surname Densmore?

3,971 people in the United States had the surname Densmore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,750 Americans. It ranked 8,339th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Densmore?

John Densmore, American drummer (born 1944), followed by Frances Theresa Densmore.

Where is the surname Densmore most common?

Wikidata records people named Densmore in the United States.

Is the surname Densmore getting more or less common?

More common. 3,835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,971 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Densmore

A surname, carried by 3,971 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Densmore is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,971 people named Densmore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,750 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,835.

#8,339

rank among US surnames

3,971

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,995)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,333	Kapp	3,974	77,691
#8,335	Jardine	3,973	77,711
#8,337	Grainger	3,972	77,730
#8,339	Densmore	3,971	77,750
#8,341	Eskridge	3,969	77,789

Who is named Densmore

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

90% of people named Densmore identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Densmores

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Densmore
American drummer (born 1944)
Frances Theresa Densmore
American anthropologist and ethnologist (1867-1957)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Densmore

Densmore has the Soundex code D525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D525.

Questions

How common is the surname Densmore?: 3,971 people in the United States had the surname Densmore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,750 Americans. It ranked 8,339th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Densmore?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Densmore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Densmore?: John Densmore, American drummer (born 1944), followed by Frances Theresa Densmore.
Where is the surname Densmore most common?: Wikidata records people named Densmore in the United States.
Is the surname Densmore getting more or less common?: More common. 3,835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,971 in 2010, up 3.5%.