How common is the surname Innis?

2,018 people in the United States had the surname Innis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,996 Americans. It ranked 14,724th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Innis?

Roy Innis, American activist and politician (1934-2017), followed by Chris Innis.

Where is the surname Innis most common?

Wikidata records people named Innis in the United States.

Is the surname Innis getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,050 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,018 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Innis

A surname, carried by 2,018 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex I520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Innis is more common than 90.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,018 people named Innis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,996 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,050.

#14,724

rank among US surnames

2,018

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,584)

Who is named Innis

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

70% of people named Innis identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Inniss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roy Innis
American activist and politician (1934-2017)
Chris Innis
American film editor, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Innis

Innis 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 Innis?: 2,018 people in the United States had the surname Innis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,996 Americans. It ranked 14,724th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Innis?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Innis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Innis?: Roy Innis, American activist and politician (1934-2017), followed by Chris Innis.
Where is the surname Innis most common?: Wikidata records people named Innis in the United States.
Is the surname Innis getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,050 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,018 in 2010, down 1.6%.