How common is the surname Germain?

7,332 people in the United States had the surname Germain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,109 Americans. It ranked 4,816th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Germain?

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British Army general (1716-1785).

Where is the surname Germain most common?

Wikidata records people named Germain in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Is the surname Germain getting more or less common?

More common. 6,380 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,332 in 2010, up 15%.

Is Germain also a first name?

Yes. Germain 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 Germain

A patronymic surname, carried by 7,332 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G655 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Germain is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A patronymic from a medieval given name, identical with the French one; or from an ethnic term for a German.

Germain 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 7,332 people named Germain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,109 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,380.

#4,816

rank among US surnames

7,332

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+14.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,044)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,807	Pettis	7,354	41,983
#4,808	Juan	7,350	42,006
#4,809	Keiser	7,348	42,018
#4,810	Button	7,341	42,058
#4,811	Abell	7,339	42,069
#4,812	Jamieson	7,338	42,075
#4,813	Irish	7,336	42,086

Who is named Germain

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

62% of people named Germain identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Germains

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
British Army general (1716-1785)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Germain

Germain has the Soundex code G655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G655.

Questions

Where does the surname Germain come from?: A patronymic from a medieval given name, identical with the French one; or from an ethnic term for a German.
How common is the surname Germain?: 7,332 people in the United States had the surname Germain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,109 Americans. It ranked 4,816th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Germain?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Germain identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Germain?: George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British Army general (1716-1785).
Where is the surname Germain most common?: Wikidata records people named Germain in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
What type of surname is Germain?: Germain is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Germain getting more or less common?: More common. 6,380 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,332 in 2010, up 15%.
Is Germain also a first name?: Yes. Germain 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.