How common is the surname Overstreet?

12,342 people in the United States had the surname Overstreet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,016 Americans. It ranked 2,907th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Overstreet?

Chord Overstreet, American actor, singer and musician.

Where is the surname Overstreet most common?

Wikidata records people named Overstreet in the United States.

Is the surname Overstreet getting more or less common?

More common. 12,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,342 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Overstreet

A surname, carried by 12,342 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Overstreet is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,342 people named Overstreet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,016 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,121.

#2,907

rank among US surnames

12,342

people in 2010

4.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,732)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,898	McAfee	12,371	24,957
#2,899	Donald	12,367	24,965
#2,900	Foust	12,366	24,967
#2,901	Sisk	12,365	24,969
#2,902	Rockwell	12,360	24,979
#2,903	Ferraro	12,355	24,990
#2,904	Still	12,354	24,992

Who is named Overstreet

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

78% of people named Overstreet identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Overstreets

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chord Overstreet
American actor, singer and musician, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Overstreet

Overcash

Overstreet has the Soundex code O162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O162.

Questions

How common is the surname Overstreet?: 12,342 people in the United States had the surname Overstreet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,016 Americans. It ranked 2,907th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Overstreet?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Overstreet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Overstreet?: Chord Overstreet, American actor, singer and musician.
Where is the surname Overstreet most common?: Wikidata records people named Overstreet in the United States.
Is the surname Overstreet getting more or less common?: More common. 12,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,342 in 2010, up 1.8%.