How common is the surname Fodor?

2,112 people in the United States had the surname Fodor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,186 Americans. It ranked 14,213th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fodor?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fodor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fodor?

Jerry Fodor, American philosopher (1935–2017), followed by Eugene Fodor.

Where is the surname Fodor most common?

Wikidata records people named Fodor in the United States.

Is the surname Fodor getting more or less common?

More common. 2,076 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,112 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Fodor

A surname, carried by 2,112 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fodor is more common than 91.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,112 people named Fodor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 146,186 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,076.

#14,213

rank among US surnames

2,112

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,451)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,208	Sprayberry	2,113	146,117
#14,213	Fodor	2,112	146,186
#14,215	Cruickshank	2,111	146,256
#14,220	Cella	2,110	146,325

Who is named Fodor

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

95% of people named Fodor identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fodors

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jerry Fodor
American philosopher (1935–2017)
Eugene Fodor
American musician (1950–2011)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fodor

Fedor

Fodor has the Soundex code F360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F360.

Questions

How common is the surname Fodor?: 2,112 people in the United States had the surname Fodor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,186 Americans. It ranked 14,213th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fodor?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fodor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fodor?: Jerry Fodor, American philosopher (1935–2017), followed by Eugene Fodor.
Where is the surname Fodor most common?: Wikidata records people named Fodor in the United States.
Is the surname Fodor getting more or less common?: More common. 2,076 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,112 in 2010, up 1.7%.