How common is the surname Majors?

9,747 people in the United States had the surname Majors in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,676 Americans. It ranked 3,650th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Majors?

Jonathan Majors, American actor (born 1989), followed by Lee Majors.

Where is the surname Majors most common?

Wikidata records people named Majors in the United States.

Is the surname Majors getting more or less common?

More common. 9,480 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,747 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Majors

A surname, carried by 9,747 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Majors is more common than 97.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,747 people named Majors in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,676 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,480.

#3,650

rank among US surnames

9,747

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,448)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,645	Weis	9,750	31,666
#3,646	Doll	9,749	31,669
#3,647	Dix	9,748	31,673
#3,650	Majors	9,747	31,676

Who is named Majors

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

66% of people named Majors identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Majorss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jonathan Majors
American actor (born 1989)
Lee Majors
American actor (born 1939)
Farrah Fawcett
American actress (1947–2009)
Margaret Bonds
American composer and pianist (1913–1972)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Majors

Majors has the Soundex code M262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M262.

Questions

How common is the surname Majors?: 9,747 people in the United States had the surname Majors in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,676 Americans. It ranked 3,650th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Majors?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Majors identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Majors?: Jonathan Majors, American actor (born 1989), followed by Lee Majors.
Where is the surname Majors most common?: Wikidata records people named Majors in the United States.
Is the surname Majors getting more or less common?: More common. 9,480 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,747 in 2010, up 2.8%.