How common is the surname Duncanson?

1,202 people in the United States had the surname Duncanson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Duncanson?

Robert Seldon Duncanson, African American artist (1821-1872).

Where is the surname Duncanson most common?

Wikidata records people named Duncanson in the United States.

Is the surname Duncanson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,169 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Duncanson

A surname, carried by 1,202 people in the United States.

3 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). Duncanson is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,202 people named Duncanson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,169.

#21,672

rank among US surnames

1,202

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #20,960)

Who is named Duncanson

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

78% of people named Duncanson identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Duncansons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Seldon Duncanson
African American artist (1821-1872)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Duncanson

Duncanson 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 Duncanson?: 1,202 people in the United States had the surname Duncanson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Duncanson?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Duncanson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Duncanson?: Robert Seldon Duncanson, African American artist (1821-1872).
Where is the surname Duncanson most common?: Wikidata records people named Duncanson in the United States.
Is the surname Duncanson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,169 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, up 2.8%.