How common is the surname Northam?

1,216 people in the United States had the surname Northam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,903 Americans. It ranked 21,483rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Northam?

Jeremy Northam, British actor (born 1961), followed by Bill Northam.

Where is the surname Northam most common?

Wikidata records people named Northam in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Is the surname Northam getting more or less common?

More common. 1,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,216 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Northam

A surname, carried by 1,216 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Northam is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,216 people named Northam in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 253,903 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,039.

#21,483

rank among US surnames

1,216

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+17%

change since 2000 (was #22,983)

Who is named Northam

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

91% of people named Northam identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Northams

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeremy Northam
British actor (born 1961)
Bill Northam
Australian sailor and businessman, 1905–1988

Notable Northams come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Northam

Northam has the Soundex code N635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N635.

Questions

How common is the surname Northam?: 1,216 people in the United States had the surname Northam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,903 Americans. It ranked 21,483rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Northam?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Northam identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Northam?: Jeremy Northam, British actor (born 1961), followed by Bill Northam.
Where is the surname Northam most common?: Wikidata records people named Northam in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Is the surname Northam getting more or less common?: More common. 1,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,216 in 2010, up 17%.