How common is the surname Favors?

4,295 people in the United States had the surname Favors in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,885 Americans. It ranked 7,730th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Favors?

Derrick Favors, American basketball player (born 1991).

Where is the surname Favors most common?

Wikidata records people named Favors in the United States.

Is the surname Favors getting more or less common?

More common. 3,889 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,295 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Favors

A French surname, carried by 4,295 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Favors is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

Americanized form of French Favre.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,295 people named Favors in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,885 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,889.

#7,730

rank among US surnames

4,295

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+10.4%

change since 2000 (was #7,896)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,723	Higley	4,298	71,835
#7,724	Esser	4,297	71,851
#7,725	Wisner	4,296	71,868
#7,730	Warnick	4,295	71,885
#7,732	Forsberg	4,294	71,902
#7,734	Beaudry	4,293	71,918

Who is named Favors

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

78% of people named Favors identified as Black (not Hispanic), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 78%
White (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Favorss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Derrick Favors
American basketball player (born 1991)

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Favors come from?: Americanized form of French Favre.
How common is the surname Favors?: 4,295 people in the United States had the surname Favors in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,885 Americans. It ranked 7,730th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Favors?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Favors identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Favors?: Derrick Favors, American basketball player (born 1991).
Where is the surname Favors most common?: Wikidata records people named Favors in the United States.
Is the surname Favors getting more or less common?: More common. 3,889 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,295 in 2010, up 10%.