How common is the surname Imes?

2,448 people in the United States had the surname Imes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,122 Americans. It ranked 12,642nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Imes?

Mo'Nique, American stand-up comedian and actress.

Where is the surname Imes most common?

Wikidata records people named Imes in the United States.

Is the surname Imes getting more or less common?

More common. 2,320 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,448 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Imes

A surname, carried by 2,448 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex I520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Imes is more common than 92.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,448 people named Imes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 126,122 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,320.

#12,642

rank among US surnames

2,448

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,292)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,636	Mayor	2,450	126,019
#12,637	Geissler	2,449	126,070
#12,642	Imes	2,448	126,122
#12,644	Konopka	2,447	126,173
#12,649	Calero	2,446	126,225

Who is named Imes

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

74% of people named Imes identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Imess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mo'Nique
American stand-up comedian and actress, born 1967

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Imes

Ines

Imes has the Soundex code I520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I520.

Questions

How common is the surname Imes?: 2,448 people in the United States had the surname Imes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,122 Americans. It ranked 12,642nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Imes?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Imes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Imes?: Mo'Nique, American stand-up comedian and actress.
Where is the surname Imes most common?: Wikidata records people named Imes in the United States.
Is the surname Imes getting more or less common?: More common. 2,320 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,448 in 2010, up 5.5%.