How common is the surname Muth?

5,054 people in the United States had the surname Muth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,089 Americans. It ranked 6,681st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Muth?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Muth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Muth?

Ellen Muth, American actress, followed by John Muth.

Where is the surname Muth most common?

Wikidata records people named Muth in the United States.

Is the surname Muth getting more or less common?

More common. 4,835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,054 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Muth

A surname, carried by 5,054 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Muth is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,054 people named Muth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,089 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,835.

#6,681

rank among US surnames

5,054

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,477)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,676	Fall	5,060	61,017
#6,678	Fermin	5,057	61,053
#6,680	Runnels	5,055	61,077
#6,681	Muth	5,054	61,089

Who is named Muth

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

89% of people named Muth identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Muths

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ellen Muth
American actress, born 1981
John Muth
American economist (1930-2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Muth

Muth has the Soundex code M300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M300.

Questions

How common is the surname Muth?: 5,054 people in the United States had the surname Muth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,089 Americans. It ranked 6,681st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Muth?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Muth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Muth?: Ellen Muth, American actress, followed by John Muth.
Where is the surname Muth most common?: Wikidata records people named Muth in the United States.
Is the surname Muth getting more or less common?: More common. 4,835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,054 in 2010, up 4.5%.