How common is the surname Falgout?

1,739 people in the United States had the surname Falgout in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 177,542 Americans. It ranked 16,519th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Falgout?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Falgout identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Is the surname Falgout getting more or less common?

More common. 1,633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,739 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname Falgout

A surname, carried by 1,739 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Falgout is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

Variant of Falgoust.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,739 people named Falgout in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 177,542 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,633.

#16,519

rank among US surnames

1,739

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,260)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,519	Kin	1,739	177,542
#16,525	Carnegie	1,738	177,644

Who is named Falgout

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

92% of people named Falgout identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Falgout come from?: Variant of Falgoust.
How common is the surname Falgout?: 1,739 people in the United States had the surname Falgout in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 177,542 Americans. It ranked 16,519th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Falgout?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Falgout identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Is the surname Falgout getting more or less common?: More common. 1,633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,739 in 2010, up 6.5%.