How common is the surname Inman?

24,222 people in the United States had the surname Inman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,746 Americans. It ranked 1,474th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Inman?

John Inman, British actor (1935–2007), followed by Josh Inman.

Where is the surname Inman most common?

Wikidata records people named Inman in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Inman?

Inman is /ˈɪnmən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Inman getting more or less common?

More common. 23,460 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,222 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Inman

A surname, carried by 24,222 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɪnmən/ 2 syllables Soundex I550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Inman is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,222 people named Inman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,746 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,460.

#1,474

rank among US surnames

24,222

people in 2010

8.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,386)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,465	Lund	24,347	12,681
#1,466	Blue	24,341	12,684
#1,467	Kay	24,337	12,686
#1,469	Shapiro	24,335	12,687
#1,470	Whalen	24,262	12,725
#1,471	Navarrete	24,259	12,727
#1,472	Gamez	24,256	12,729

Who is named Inman

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

88% of people named Inman identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Inmans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Inman
British actor (1935–2007)
Josh Inman
American rower, born 1980
Henry Inman
American painter (1801–1846)

Notable Inmans come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Enman

Surnames that sound like Inman

Inman has the Soundex code I550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I550.

Questions

How common is the surname Inman?: 24,222 people in the United States had the surname Inman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,746 Americans. It ranked 1,474th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Inman?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Inman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Inman?: John Inman, British actor (1935–2007), followed by Josh Inman.
Where is the surname Inman most common?: Wikidata records people named Inman in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Inman?: Inman is /ˈɪnmən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Inman getting more or less common?: More common. 23,460 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,222 in 2010, up 3.2%.
What are other spellings of Inman?: Enman.