How common is the surname Fouts?

5,545 people in the United States had the surname Fouts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,680 Americans. It ranked 6,171st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fouts?

Dan Fouts, American football player and commentator, followed by Roger Fouts.

Where is the surname Fouts most common?

Wikidata records people named Fouts in the United States.

Is the surname Fouts getting more or less common?

More common. 5,452 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,545 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Fouts

A surname, carried by 5,545 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fouts is more common than 96.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,545 people named Fouts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,680 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,452.

#6,171

rank among US surnames

5,545

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,809)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,167	Dever	5,549	55,640
#6,169	Marriott	5,547	55,660
#6,170	Celis	5,546	55,670
#6,171	Fouts	5,545	55,680

Who is named Fouts

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

94% of people named Fouts identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Foutss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dan Fouts
American football player and commentator, born 1951
Roger Fouts
American primate researcher, born 1943

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fouts

Fouts has the Soundex code F320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F320.

Questions

How common is the surname Fouts?: 5,545 people in the United States had the surname Fouts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,680 Americans. It ranked 6,171st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fouts?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Fouts identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Fouts?: Dan Fouts, American football player and commentator, followed by Roger Fouts.
Where is the surname Fouts most common?: Wikidata records people named Fouts in the United States.
Is the surname Fouts getting more or less common?: More common. 5,452 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,545 in 2010, up 1.7%.