How common is the surname Phifer?

5,671 people in the United States had the surname Phifer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,443 Americans. It ranked 6,051st of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Phifer most common?

Wikidata records people named Phifer in the United States.

Is the surname Phifer getting more or less common?

More common. 5,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,671 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Phifer

A surname, carried by 5,671 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Phifer is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,671 people named Phifer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,443 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,375.

#6,051

rank among US surnames

5,671

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,897)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,043	Svoboda	5,686	54,299
#6,044	Bustillos	5,684	54,318
#6,045	Bivins	5,681	54,347
#6,046	Salvatore	5,680	54,357
#6,047	Chesser	5,675	54,405
#6,049	Helmer	5,674	54,414
#6,050	Carrico	5,673	54,424

Who is named Phifer

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

56% of people named Phifer identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Phifers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mekhi Phifer
American actor, born 1974

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Phifer

Phifer has the Soundex code P160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P160.

Questions

How common is the surname Phifer?: 5,671 people in the United States had the surname Phifer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,443 Americans. It ranked 6,051st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Phifer?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Phifer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Phifer?: Mekhi Phifer, American actor.
Where is the surname Phifer most common?: Wikidata records people named Phifer in the United States.
Is the surname Phifer getting more or less common?: More common. 5,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,671 in 2010, up 5.5%.