How common is the surname Mains?

4,010 people in the United States had the surname Mains in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,994 Americans. It ranked 8,266th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Mains getting more or less common?

More common. 3,854 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,010 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Mains

A surname, carried by 4,010 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M520

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

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,010 people named Mains in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,994 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,854.

#8,266

rank among US surnames

4,010

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #7,965)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,259	Piercy	4,012	76,956
#8,263	Pellegrini	4,011	76,975
#8,266	Winans	4,010	76,994
#8,271	Duffield	4,009	77,013
#8,272	Stuck	4,008	77,032
#8,274	Hinojos	4,006	77,071

Who is named Mains

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

92% of people named Mains identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mains

Mains has the Soundex code M520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M520.

Questions

How common is the surname Mains?: 4,010 people in the United States had the surname Mains in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,994 Americans. It ranked 8,266th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mains?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Mains identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Mains getting more or less common?: More common. 3,854 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,010 in 2010, up 4.0%.