How common is the surname Factor?

1,809 people in the United States had the surname Factor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,672 Americans. It ranked 16,031st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Factor?

In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Factor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Factor?

Max Factor, American businessman (1872–1938).

Where is the surname Factor most common?

Wikidata records people named Factor in Congress Poland.

Is the surname Factor getting more or less common?

More common. 1,663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,809 in 2010, up 8.8%.

The surname Factor

A surname, carried by 1,809 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Factor is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,809 people named Factor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 170,672 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,663.

#16,031

rank among US surnames

1,809

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #16,022)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,022	Grayer	1,811	170,483
#16,025	Coryell	1,810	170,578
#16,031	Buda	1,809	170,672

Who is named Factor

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

58% of people named Factor identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 58%
American Indian and Alaska Native 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.5%
Two or more races 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Factors

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Max Factor
American businessman (1872–1938)

Questions

How common is the surname Factor?: 1,809 people in the United States had the surname Factor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,672 Americans. It ranked 16,031st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Factor?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Factor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Factor?: Max Factor, American businessman (1872–1938).
Where is the surname Factor most common?: Wikidata records people named Factor in Congress Poland.
Is the surname Factor getting more or less common?: More common. 1,663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,809 in 2010, up 8.8%.