How common is the surname Macomber?

4,047 people in the United States had the surname Macomber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,290 Americans. It ranked 8,201st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Macomber?

Debbie Macomber, American writer.

Where is the surname Macomber most common?

Wikidata records people named Macomber in the United States.

Is the surname Macomber getting more or less common?

More common. 3,666 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,047 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Macomber

A surname, carried by 4,047 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M251

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Macomber is more common than 94.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,047 people named Macomber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,290 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,666.

#8,201

rank among US surnames

4,047

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+10.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,312)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,195	Teter	4,050	76,233
#8,196	McAbee	4,049	76,252
#8,198	Woosley	4,048	76,271
#8,201	Macomber	4,047	76,290
#8,205	Gallup	4,046	76,309
#8,206	Matamoros	4,044	76,347
#8,209	Asuncion	4,042	76,384

Who is named Macomber

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

95% of people named Macomber identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Macombers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Debbie Macomber
American writer, born 1948

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Macomber

Macomber has the Soundex code M251, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M251.

Questions

How common is the surname Macomber?: 4,047 people in the United States had the surname Macomber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,290 Americans. It ranked 8,201st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Macomber?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Macomber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Macomber?: Debbie Macomber, American writer.
Where is the surname Macomber most common?: Wikidata records people named Macomber in the United States.
Is the surname Macomber getting more or less common?: More common. 3,666 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,047 in 2010, up 10%.