How common is the surname Innocent?

1,618 people in the United States had the surname Innocent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,819 Americans. It ranked 17,432nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Innocent getting more or less common?

More common. 1,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,618 in 2010, up 53%.

Is Innocent also a first name?

Yes. Innocent 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 Innocent

A surname, carried by 1,618 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex I525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Innocent is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,618 people named Innocent in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 190,819 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,056.

#17,432

rank among US surnames

1,618

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+53.2%

change since 2000 (was #22,706)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,428	Heppner	1,619	190,701
#17,432	Marzano	1,618	190,819
#17,441	Canipe	1,617	190,937

Who is named Innocent

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

85% of people named Innocent identified as Black (not Hispanic), 9.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 85%
White (not Hispanic) 9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Innocent?: 1,618 people in the United States had the surname Innocent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,819 Americans. It ranked 17,432nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Innocent?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Innocent identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 9.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Innocent getting more or less common?: More common. 1,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,618 in 2010, up 53%.
Is Innocent also a first name?: Yes. Innocent 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.