How common is the surname Munson?

17,745 people in the United States had the surname Munson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,399 Americans. It ranked 2,030th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Munson?

Audrey Munson, American artist's model and film actress (1891-1996), followed by Ona Munson.

Where is the surname Munson most common?

Wikidata records people named Munson in the United States.

Is the surname Munson getting more or less common?

More common. 17,345 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,745 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Munson

A surname, carried by 17,745 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Munson is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,745 people named Munson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,399 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,345.

#2,030

rank among US surnames

17,745

people in 2010

6.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,902)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,021	Bergman	17,846	17,301
#2,022	Delong	17,844	17,302
#2,023	Moreland	17,832	17,314
#2,024	Lorenzo	17,825	17,321
#2,025	Longoria	17,818	17,328
#2,026	Pelletier	17,808	17,337
#2,027	Sneed	17,804	17,341

Who is named Munson

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

87% of people named Munson identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Munsons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Audrey Munson
American artist's model and film actress (1891-1996)
Ona Munson
American actress (1903-1955)
Thurman Munson
American baseball player (1947–1979)
Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
American poet, author, journalist, editor 1838-1912

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Munson

Munson has the Soundex code M525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M525.

Questions

How common is the surname Munson?: 17,745 people in the United States had the surname Munson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,399 Americans. It ranked 2,030th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Munson?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Munson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Munson?: Audrey Munson, American artist's model and film actress (1891-1996), followed by Ona Munson.
Where is the surname Munson most common?: Wikidata records people named Munson in the United States.
Is the surname Munson getting more or less common?: More common. 17,345 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,745 in 2010, up 2.3%.