How common is the surname Payson?

1,235 people in the United States had the surname Payson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 249,996 Americans. It ranked 21,237th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Payson?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Payson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Payson?

Blanche Payson, actress (1881-1964).

Where is the surname Payson most common?

Wikidata records people named Payson in the United States.

Is the surname Payson getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,235 in 2010, down 7.6%.

The surname Payson

A surname, carried by 1,235 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Payson is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,235 people named Payson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 249,996 Americans. That is down 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,336.

#21,237

rank among US surnames

1,235

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-7.6%

change since 2000 (was #18,909)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,228	Corle	1,236	249,794
#21,237	Tillson	1,235	249,996

Who is named Payson

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

91% of people named Payson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paysons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Blanche Payson
Actress (1881-1964)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Payson

Payson has the Soundex code P250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P250.

Questions

How common is the surname Payson?: 1,235 people in the United States had the surname Payson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 249,996 Americans. It ranked 21,237th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Payson?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Payson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Payson?: Blanche Payson, actress (1881-1964).
Where is the surname Payson most common?: Wikidata records people named Payson in the United States.
Is the surname Payson getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,235 in 2010, down 7.6%.