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    The surname Fomby

    A surname, carried by 1,166 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F510

    Fomby: #22,158 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Fomby #22,158, 1,166 people Fomby: #22,158 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Fomby #22,158, 1,166 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fomby is more common than 86.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,166 people named Fomby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,043.

    #22,158
    rank among US surnames
    1,166
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.8%
    change since 2000 (was #22,910)

    Who is named Fomby

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

    60% of people named Fomby identified as Black (not Hispanic), 35% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 60%
    • White (not Hispanic) 35%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • 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.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Fomby?
    1,166 people in the United States had the surname Fomby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. It ranked 22,158th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fomby?
    In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Fomby identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 35% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Fomby getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,043 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,166 in 2010, up 12%.