How common is the surname Phenix?

1,043 people in the United States had the surname Phenix in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,017 Americans. It ranked 24,124th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Phenix most common?

Wikidata records people named Phenix in the United States.

Is the surname Phenix getting more or less common?

More common. 931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,043 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Phenix

A surname, carried by 1,043 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Phenix is more common than 85.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,043 people named Phenix in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 296,017 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 931.

#24,124

rank among US surnames

1,043

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+12%

change since 2000 (was #25,028)

Who is named Phenix

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

59% of people named Phenix identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Black (not Hispanic) 33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Phenixs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erin Phenix
American swimmer, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Phenix

Phenix has the Soundex code P520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P520.

Questions

How common is the surname Phenix?: 1,043 people in the United States had the surname Phenix in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,017 Americans. It ranked 24,124th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Phenix?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Phenix identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Phenix?: Erin Phenix, American swimmer.
Where is the surname Phenix most common?: Wikidata records people named Phenix in the United States.
Is the surname Phenix getting more or less common?: More common. 931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,043 in 2010, up 12%.