How common is the surname Ohm?

1,894 people in the United States had the surname Ohm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,012 Americans. It ranked 15,464th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ohm?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Ohm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Ohm getting more or less common?

More common. 1,760 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,894 in 2010, up 7.6%.

The surname Ohm

A surname, carried by 1,894 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex O500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ohm is more common than 90.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,894 people named Ohm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,012 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,760.

#15,464

rank among US surnames

1,894

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.6%

change since 2000 (was #15,327)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,456	Cadwallader	1,895	162,926
#15,464	Belz	1,894	163,012
#15,471	Castner	1,893	163,099

Who is named Ohm

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

88% of people named Ohm identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Ohm?: 1,894 people in the United States had the surname Ohm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,012 Americans. It ranked 15,464th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ohm?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Ohm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Ohm getting more or less common?: More common. 1,760 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,894 in 2010, up 7.6%.