How common is the surname Diamond?

21,586 people in the United States had the surname Diamond in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,303 Americans. It ranked 1,670th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Diamond?

Jared Diamond, American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937), followed by Neil Diamond.

Where is the surname Diamond most common?

Wikidata records people named Diamond in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Diamond getting more or less common?

More common. 20,860 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,586 in 2010, up 3.5%.

Is Diamond also a first name?

Yes. Diamond is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Diamond

A German surname, carried by 21,586 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D553 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Diamond is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

German origin

* As a female given name, from diamond (gemstone). * As a German surname, Anglicized form of Diamant. * As a Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Ó Diamáin.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,586 people named Diamond in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,303 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,860.

#1,670

rank among US surnames

21,586

people in 2010

7.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,578)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,661	Hammer	21,709	14,222
#1,662	Feliciano	21,667	14,250
#1,664	Betancourt	21,663	14,252
#1,665	Beaver	21,640	14,267
#1,667	Kilgore	21,627	14,276
#1,668	McGraw	21,614	14,285
#1,669	Dahl	21,598	14,295

Who is named Diamond

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

85% of people named Diamond identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Diamonds

23 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jared Diamond
American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937)
Neil Diamond
American singer-songwriter, born 1941
Douglas Diamond
American economist and professor of finance, born 1953
Skin Diamond
American pornographic actress, born 1987
Lou Diamond Phillips
American actor, born 1962
Reed Diamond
American actor, born 1967
Dustin Diamond
American actor, musician, director, and stand-up comedian (1977–2021)
David Diamond
American classical composer (1915-2005)
I. A. L. Diamond
American screenwriter (1920–1988)
Marian Diamond
American professor of human anatomy and neuroanatomy (1926–2017)
Michael Diamond
Australian sport shooter, born 1972
Don Diamond
American actor (1921–2011)

Notable Diamonds come mostly from the United States (21) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Dimond

Surnames that sound like Diamond

Diamond has the Soundex code D553, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D553.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Diamond come from?: * As a female given name, from diamond (gemstone). * As a German surname, Anglicized form of Diamant. * As a Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Ó Diamáin.
How common is the surname Diamond?: 21,586 people in the United States had the surname Diamond in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,303 Americans. It ranked 1,670th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Diamond?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Diamond identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Diamond?: Jared Diamond, American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937), followed by Neil Diamond.
Where is the surname Diamond most common?: Wikidata records people named Diamond in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Diamond getting more or less common?: More common. 20,860 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,586 in 2010, up 3.5%.
What are other spellings of Diamond?: Dimond.
Is Diamond also a first name?: Yes. Diamond is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.