How common is the surname Phair?

1,213 people in the United States had the surname Phair in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,531 Americans. It ranked 21,524th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Phair?

Liz Phair, American musician (born 1967).

Where is the surname Phair most common?

Wikidata records people named Phair in the United States.

Is the surname Phair getting more or less common?

More common. 1,105 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,213 in 2010, up 9.8%.

The surname Phair

A surname, carried by 1,213 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Phair is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,213 people named Phair in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 254,531 Americans. That is up 9.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,105.

#21,524

rank among US surnames

1,213

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+9.8%

change since 2000 (was #21,902)

Who is named Phair

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

80% of people named Phair identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.0%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Phairs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Liz Phair
American musician (born 1967)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Phair

Phair has the Soundex code P600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P600.

Questions

How common is the surname Phair?: 1,213 people in the United States had the surname Phair in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,531 Americans. It ranked 21,524th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Phair?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Phair identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Phair?: Liz Phair, American musician (born 1967).
Where is the surname Phair most common?: Wikidata records people named Phair in the United States.
Is the surname Phair getting more or less common?: More common. 1,105 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,213 in 2010, up 9.8%.