How common is the surname Linebarger?

1,051 people in the United States had the surname Linebarger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 293,764 Americans. It ranked 24,001st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Linebarger?

Cordwainer Smith, American author (1913–1966).

Where is the surname Linebarger most common?

Wikidata records people named Linebarger in the United States.

Is the surname Linebarger getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,060 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,051 in 2010, down 0.8%.

The surname Linebarger

A surname, carried by 1,051 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex L516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Linebarger is more common than 85.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,051 people named Linebarger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 293,764 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,060.

#24,001

rank among US surnames

1,051

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #22,637)

Who is named Linebarger

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

77% of people named Linebarger identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Linebargers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cordwainer Smith
American author (1913–1966)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Linebarger

Linebarger has the Soundex code L516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L516.

Questions

How common is the surname Linebarger?: 1,051 people in the United States had the surname Linebarger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 293,764 Americans. It ranked 24,001st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Linebarger?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Linebarger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Linebarger?: Cordwainer Smith, American author (1913–1966).
Where is the surname Linebarger most common?: Wikidata records people named Linebarger in the United States.
Is the surname Linebarger getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,060 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,051 in 2010, down 0.8%.