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    The surname Persons

    A patronymic surname, carried by 3,606 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P625

    Persons: #9,064 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Persons #9,064, 3,606 people Persons: #9,064 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Persons #9,064, 3,606 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Persons is more common than 94.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname originating as a patronymic.

    Persons is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,606 people named Persons in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,620 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,565.

    #9,064
    rank among US surnames
    3,606
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #8,509)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,058Wiggs3,60885,572
    #9,061Snavely3,60785,596
    #9,064Persons3,60685,620
    #9,066Lindo3,60585,644
    #9,068Frith3,60485,667
    #9,073Roan3,60385,691

    Who is named Persons

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

    85% of people named Persons identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Personss

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gordon Persons
      American politician (1902-1965)
    • Fern Persons
      American actor, SAG/AFTRA activist (1910-2012)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Persons

    Persons has the Soundex code P625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P625.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Persons?
    3,606 people in the United States had the surname Persons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,620 Americans. It ranked 9,064th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Persons?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Persons identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Persons?
    Gordon Persons, American politician (1902-1965), followed by Fern Persons.
    Where is the surname Persons most common?
    Wikidata records people named Persons in the United States.
    What type of surname is Persons?
    Persons is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Persons getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,606 in 2010, up 1.2%.