How common is the surname Genest?

1,137 people in the United States had the surname Genest in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. It ranked 22,592nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Genest?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Genest identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Genest getting more or less common?

More common. 1,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,137 in 2010, up 8.2%.

The surname Genest

A surname, carried by 1,137 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Genest is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,137 people named Genest in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,051.

#22,592

rank among US surnames

1,137

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.2%

change since 2000 (was #22,783)

Who is named Genest

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

93% of people named Genest identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Genest?: 1,137 people in the United States had the surname Genest in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. It ranked 22,592nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Genest?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Genest identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Genest getting more or less common?: More common. 1,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,137 in 2010, up 8.2%.