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    The surname Fauntleroy

    A surname, carried by 1,466 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈfɑːnt.lə.rɔɪ/ 3 syllables Soundex F534

    Fauntleroy: #18,729 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Fauntleroy #18,729, 1,466 people Fauntleroy: #18,729 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Fauntleroy #18,729, 1,466 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fauntleroy 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 1,466 people named Fauntleroy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 210,604 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,349.

    #18,729
    rank among US surnames
    1,466
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.7%
    change since 2000 (was #18,781)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,724Clyne1,467210,460
    #18,729Woodmansee1,466210,604
    #18,734Danks1,465210,748

    Who is named Fauntleroy

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

    75% of people named Fauntleroy identified as Black (not Hispanic), 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 75%
    • White (not Hispanic) 19%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Fauntleroys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Fauntleroy II
      American singer, songwriter and record producer from California, born 1984
    • Don E. FauntLeRoy
      American film director and cinematographer, born 1953

    Questions

    How common is the surname Fauntleroy?
    1,466 people in the United States had the surname Fauntleroy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,604 Americans. It ranked 18,729th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fauntleroy?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Fauntleroy identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Fauntleroy?
    James Fauntleroy II, American singer, songwriter and record producer from California, followed by Don E. FauntLeRoy.
    Where is the surname Fauntleroy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Fauntleroy in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Fauntleroy?
    Fauntleroy is /ˈfɑːnt.lə.rɔɪ/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Fauntleroy getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,349 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,466 in 2010, up 8.7%.