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    The surname Passmore

    A surname, carried by 6,314 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P256

    Passmore: #5,510 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Passmore #5,510, 6,314 people Passmore: #5,510 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Passmore #5,510, 6,314 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Passmore is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,314 people named Passmore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,899 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,114.

    #5,510
    rank among US surnames
    6,314
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #5,245)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,505McLellan6,31848,868
    #5,507Myer6,31748,875
    #5,508Parsley6,31548,891
    #5,510Passmore6,31448,899

    Who is named Passmore

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

    79% of people named Passmore identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Passmores

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Matt Passmore
      Australian actor, born 1973
    • William T. Passmore
      American lacrosse player (1882-1955)
    • George Passmore
      American lacrosse player (1889–1952)

    Notable Passmores come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Passmore?
    6,314 people in the United States had the surname Passmore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,899 Americans. It ranked 5,510th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Passmore?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Passmore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Passmore?
    Matt Passmore, Australian actor, followed by William T. Passmore.
    Where is the surname Passmore most common?
    Wikidata records people named Passmore in the United States and Australia.
    Is the surname Passmore getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,314 in 2010, up 3.3%.