How common is the surname Homer?

6,198 people in the United States had the surname Homer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,814 Americans. It ranked 5,610th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Homer?

Winslow Homer, American landscape painter (1836–1910), followed by Daryl Homer.

Where is the surname Homer most common?

Wikidata records people named Homer in the United States.

How do you pronounce Homer?

Homer is /ˈhoʊməɹ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Homer getting more or less common?

More common. 6,009 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,198 in 2010, up 3.1%.

Is Homer also a first name?

Yes. Homer 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 Homer

An English surname, carried by 6,198 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhoʊməɹ/ 2 syllables Soundex H560 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). Homer is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,198 people named Homer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,814 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,009.

#5,610

rank among US surnames

6,198

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,339)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,601	Chinn	6,211	49,709
#5,602	Yip	6,208	49,733
#5,603	Saravia	6,207	49,742
#5,604	Gabbard	6,205	49,758
#5,605	Watanabe	6,204	49,766
#5,606	Bae	6,203	49,774
#5,607	Burd	6,202	49,782

Who is named Homer

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

81% of people named Homer identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Homers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Winslow Homer
American landscape painter (1836–1910)
Daryl Homer
American fencer, born 1990
Louise Homer
American opera singer (1871-1947)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Homer

Homer has the Soundex code H560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H560.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Homer come from?: From Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).
How common is the surname Homer?: 6,198 people in the United States had the surname Homer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,814 Americans. It ranked 5,610th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Homer?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Homer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Homer?: Winslow Homer, American landscape painter (1836–1910), followed by Daryl Homer.
Where is the surname Homer most common?: Wikidata records people named Homer in the United States.
How do you pronounce Homer?: Homer is /ˈhoʊməɹ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Homer getting more or less common?: More common. 6,009 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,198 in 2010, up 3.1%.
Is Homer also a first name?: Yes. Homer 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.