How common is the surname Ouimet?

1,218 people in the United States had the surname Ouimet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,486 Americans. It ranked 21,459th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ouimet?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ouimet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ouimet?

Francis Ouimet, American amateur golfer (1893–1967).

Where is the surname Ouimet most common?

Wikidata records people named Ouimet in the United States.

Is the surname Ouimet getting more or less common?

More common. 1,201 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,218 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Ouimet

A surname, carried by 1,218 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O530

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

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,218 people named Ouimet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 253,486 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,201.

#21,459

rank among US surnames

1,218

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,528)

Who is named Ouimet

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

95% of people named Ouimet identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ouimets

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Francis Ouimet
American amateur golfer (1893–1967)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ouimet

Ouimette

Ouimet has the Soundex code O530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O530.

Questions

How common is the surname Ouimet?: 1,218 people in the United States had the surname Ouimet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,486 Americans. It ranked 21,459th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ouimet?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ouimet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ouimet?: Francis Ouimet, American amateur golfer (1893–1967).
Where is the surname Ouimet most common?: Wikidata records people named Ouimet in the United States.
Is the surname Ouimet getting more or less common?: More common. 1,201 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,218 in 2010, up 1.4%.