How common is the surname Few?

2,292 people in the United States had the surname Few in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,706 Americans. It ranked 13,306th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Few?

In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Few identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Few?

William Few, American politician (1748-1828), followed by Bobby Few.

Where is the surname Few most common?

Wikidata records people named Few in the United States.

Is the surname Few getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,292 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Few

A surname, carried by 2,292 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Few is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,292 people named Few in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,706 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,321.

#13,306

rank among US surnames

2,292

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,288)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,297	Pruneda	2,294	134,588
#13,300	Golla	2,293	134,647
#13,306	Kennell	2,292	134,706

Who is named Few

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

63% of people named Few identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 32%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fews

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Few
American politician (1748-1828)
Bobby Few
American jazz musician (1935-2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Few

Few has the Soundex code F000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F000.

Questions

How common is the surname Few?: 2,292 people in the United States had the surname Few in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,706 Americans. It ranked 13,306th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Few?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Few identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Few?: William Few, American politician (1748-1828), followed by Bobby Few.
Where is the surname Few most common?: Wikidata records people named Few in the United States.
Is the surname Few getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,292 in 2010, down 1.2%.