How common is the surname Fall?

5,060 people in the United States had the surname Fall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,017 Americans. It ranked 6,676th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fall?

Leo Fall, Austrian composer (1873–1925), followed by Albert B. Fall.

Where is the surname Fall most common?

Wikidata records people named Fall in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Fall getting more or less common?

More common. 4,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,060 in 2010, up 20%.

The surname Fall

A surname, carried by 5,060 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fall is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,060 people named Fall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,017 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,209.

#6,676

rank among US surnames

5,060

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+20.2%

change since 2000 (was #7,301)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,672	Toner	5,065	60,957
#6,673	Bierman	5,064	60,969
#6,674	Johanson	5,061	61,005
#6,676	Fall	5,060	61,017
#6,678	Fermin	5,057	61,053

Who is named Fall

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

66% of people named Fall identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Falls

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leo Fall
Austrian composer (1873–1925)
Albert B. Fall
American politician (1861–1944)
Richard Fall
Austrian composer, 1882–1945
Sheck Wes
American rapper (born 1998)

Notable Falls come mostly from Austria (2) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fall

Fall has the Soundex code F400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F400.

Questions

How common is the surname Fall?: 5,060 people in the United States had the surname Fall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,017 Americans. It ranked 6,676th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fall?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Fall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fall?: Leo Fall, Austrian composer (1873–1925), followed by Albert B. Fall.
Where is the surname Fall most common?: Wikidata records people named Fall in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Fall getting more or less common?: More common. 4,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,060 in 2010, up 20%.