How common is the surname Firman?

1,320 people in the United States had the surname Firman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,898 Americans. It ranked 20,192nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Firman?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Firman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Firman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,219 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,320 in 2010, up 8.3%.

Is Firman also a first name?

Yes. Firman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Firman

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,320 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Firman is more common than 87.6% of them.

Origin

Variant of Firmin.

Firman is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,320 people named Firman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 233,898 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,219.

#20,192

rank among US surnames

1,320

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #20,298)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,183	Cusano	1,321	233,721
#20,192	Ruppe	1,320	233,898
#20,201	Redington	1,319	234,075

Who is named Firman

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

86% of people named Firman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Firman

Firman has the Soundex code F655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F655.

Questions

Where does the surname Firman come from?: Variant of Firmin.
How common is the surname Firman?: 1,320 people in the United States had the surname Firman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,898 Americans. It ranked 20,192nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Firman?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Firman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
What type of surname is Firman?: Firman is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Firman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,219 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,320 in 2010, up 8.3%.
Is Firman also a first name?: Yes. Firman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.