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    The surname Fahnestock

    A surname, carried by 1,467 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F523

    Fahnestock: #18,724 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Fahnestock #18,724, 1,467 people Fahnestock: #18,724 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Fahnestock #18,724, 1,467 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fahnestock is more common than 88.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,467 people named Fahnestock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 210,460 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,434.

    #18,724
    rank among US surnames
    1,467
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.3%
    change since 2000 (was #17,960)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,715Larrea1,468210,317
    #18,724Clyne1,467210,460
    #18,729Woodmansee1,466210,604

    Who is named Fahnestock

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

    96% of people named Fahnestock identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Fahnestock?
    1,467 people in the United States had the surname Fahnestock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,460 Americans. It ranked 18,724th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fahnestock?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Fahnestock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Fahnestock getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,467 in 2010, up 2.3%.