How common is the surname Irons?

7,358 people in the United States had the surname Irons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,961 Americans. It ranked 4,804th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Irons?

Jeremy Irons, British actor (born 1948), followed by Max Irons.

Where is the surname Irons most common?

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

Is the surname Irons getting more or less common?

More common. 7,145 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,358 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Irons

A surname, carried by 7,358 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex I652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Irons is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,358 people named Irons in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,961 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,145.

#4,804

rank among US surnames

7,358

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #4,558)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,795	McReynolds	7,373	41,875
#4,796	Shane	7,372	41,881
#4,797	Bettencourt	7,365	41,921
#4,799	Crites	7,363	41,932
#4,800	Pinson	7,362	41,938
#4,801	Sung	7,360	41,949
#4,802	Spooner	7,359	41,955

Who is named Irons

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

70% of people named Irons identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ironss

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeremy Irons
British actor (born 1948)
Max Irons
British actor, born 1985
Jack Irons
American drummer, born 1962
Frank Irons
Athletics competitor (1886-1942)
Andy Irons
American surfer (1978–2010)
Senga Nengudi
American artist, curator (b. 1943)

Notable Ironss come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Irons

Ironside

Irons has the Soundex code I652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I652.

Questions

How common is the surname Irons?: 7,358 people in the United States had the surname Irons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,961 Americans. It ranked 4,804th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Irons?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Irons identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Irons?: Jeremy Irons, British actor (born 1948), followed by Max Irons.
Where is the surname Irons most common?: Wikidata records people named Irons in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Irons getting more or less common?: More common. 7,145 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,358 in 2010, up 3.0%.