How common is the surname Polhemus?

1,229 people in the United States had the surname Polhemus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,217 Americans. It ranked 21,320th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Polhemus?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Polhemus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Polhemus getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,266 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,229 in 2010, down 2.9%.

The surname Polhemus

A surname, carried by 1,229 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P452

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

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,229 people named Polhemus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 251,217 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,266.

#21,320

rank among US surnames

1,229

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.9%

change since 2000 (was #19,695)

Who is named Polhemus

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

95% of people named Polhemus identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Polhemus?: 1,229 people in the United States had the surname Polhemus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,217 Americans. It ranked 21,320th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Polhemus?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Polhemus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Polhemus getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,266 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,229 in 2010, down 2.9%.