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    The surname Fager

    A surname, carried by 1,884 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F260

    Fager: #15,533 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Fager #15,533, 1,884 people Fager: #15,533 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Fager #15,533, 1,884 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fager is more common than 90.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,884 people named Fager in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,878 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,734.

    #15,533
    rank among US surnames
    1,884
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.7%
    change since 2000 (was #15,500)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,527Rayas1,885163,791
    #15,533Kadlec1,884163,878
    #15,541Pomerantz1,883163,965

    Who is named Fager

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

    96% of people named Fager identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    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 Fagers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • August Fager
      American long-distance runner, 1891–1967

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Fager

    Fager has the Soundex code F260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F260.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Fager?
    1,884 people in the United States had the surname Fager in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,878 Americans. It ranked 15,533rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fager?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Fager identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Fager?
    August Fager, American long-distance runner.
    Where is the surname Fager most common?
    Wikidata records people named Fager in Finland.
    Is the surname Fager getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,734 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,884 in 2010, up 8.7%.