How common is the surname Etchison?

1,783 people in the United States had the surname Etchison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. It ranked 16,195th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Etchison?

Dennis Etchison, American writer (1943-2019).

Where is the surname Etchison most common?

Wikidata records people named Etchison in the United States.

Is the surname Etchison getting more or less common?

More common. 1,690 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,783 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Etchison

A surname, carried by 1,783 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E322

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Etchison is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,783 people named Etchison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,690.

#16,195

rank among US surnames

1,783

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,815)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,188	Pidgeon	1,785	172,967
#16,191	Paolucci	1,784	173,064
#16,195	Pincus	1,783	173,161
#16,203	Hallum	1,782	173,258

Who is named Etchison

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

77% of people named Etchison identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Etchisons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dennis Etchison
American writer (1943-2019)

Questions

How common is the surname Etchison?: 1,783 people in the United States had the surname Etchison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. It ranked 16,195th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Etchison?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Etchison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Etchison?: Dennis Etchison, American writer (1943-2019).
Where is the surname Etchison most common?: Wikidata records people named Etchison in the United States.
Is the surname Etchison getting more or less common?: More common. 1,690 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,783 in 2010, up 5.5%.