How common is the surname Ousley?

4,751 people in the United States had the surname Ousley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,985 Americans. It ranked 7,048th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ousley?

Ian Ousley, American actor and model.

Where is the surname Ousley most common?

Wikidata records people named Ousley in the United States.

Is the surname Ousley getting more or less common?

More common. 4,411 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,751 in 2010, up 7.7%.

The surname Ousley

A surname, carried by 4,751 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ousley is more common than 95.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,751 people named Ousley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,985 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,411.

#7,048

rank among US surnames

4,751

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,006)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,044	Gandara	4,754	64,944
#7,046	Aubrey	4,753	64,958
#7,047	Wilborn	4,752	64,972
#7,048	Hooten	4,751	64,985
#7,050	Rinker	4,750	64,999
#7,052	Mapp	4,749	65,013

Who is named Ousley

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

65% of people named Ousley identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ousleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ian Ousley
American actor and model, born 2002

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ousley

Ousley has the Soundex code O240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O240.

Questions

How common is the surname Ousley?: 4,751 people in the United States had the surname Ousley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,985 Americans. It ranked 7,048th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ousley?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Ousley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ousley?: Ian Ousley, American actor and model.
Where is the surname Ousley most common?: Wikidata records people named Ousley in the United States.
Is the surname Ousley getting more or less common?: More common. 4,411 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,751 in 2010, up 7.7%.