How common is the surname Large?

6,859 people in the United States had the surname Large in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,013 Americans. It ranked 5,105th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Large?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Large identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Large?

Storm Large, American actress and singer, followed by Eddie Large.

Where is the surname Large most common?

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

Is the surname Large getting more or less common?

More common. 6,702 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,859 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Large

A surname, carried by 6,859 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Large is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,859 people named Large in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,013 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,702.

#5,105

rank among US surnames

6,859

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,813)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,100	Desantiago	6,864	44,980
#5,101	Hang	6,863	44,987
#5,103	Tsang	6,860	45,007
#5,105	Large	6,859	45,013
#5,107	Quiles	6,858	45,020

Who is named Large

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

90% of people named Large identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Larges

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Storm Large
American actress and singer, born 1969
Eddie Large
British comedian (1941-2020)

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Large

Large has the Soundex code L620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L620.

Questions

How common is the surname Large?: 6,859 people in the United States had the surname Large in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,013 Americans. It ranked 5,105th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Large?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Large identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Large?: Storm Large, American actress and singer, followed by Eddie Large.
Where is the surname Large most common?: Wikidata records people named Large in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Large getting more or less common?: More common. 6,702 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,859 in 2010, up 2.3%.