How common is the surname Falls?

7,250 people in the United States had the surname Falls in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,586 Americans. It ranked 4,865th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Falls?

Autumn Falls, American pornographic actress.

Where is the surname Falls most common?

Wikidata records people named Falls in the United States.

Is the surname Falls getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,250 in 2010, down 4.8%.

The surname Falls

A surname, carried by 7,250 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Falls is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,250 people named Falls in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,586 Americans. That is down 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,615.

#4,865

rank among US surnames

7,250

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

-4.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,313)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,859	Speed	7,255	42,556
#4,860	Frankel	7,253	42,568
#4,862	Deltoro	7,251	42,580
#4,865	Falls	7,250	42,586

Who is named Falls

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

72% of people named Falls identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fallss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Autumn Falls
American pornographic actress, born 2000

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Falls

Falls has the Soundex code F420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F420.

Questions

How common is the surname Falls?: 7,250 people in the United States had the surname Falls in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,586 Americans. It ranked 4,865th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Falls?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Falls identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Falls?: Autumn Falls, American pornographic actress.
Where is the surname Falls most common?: Wikidata records people named Falls in the United States.
Is the surname Falls getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,250 in 2010, down 4.8%.