How common is the surname Pomeroy?

7,377 people in the United States had the surname Pomeroy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,852 Americans. It ranked 4,792nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pomeroy?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pomeroy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pomeroy?

Earl Pomeroy, American politician, followed by Samuel C. Pomeroy.

Where is the surname Pomeroy most common?

Wikidata records people named Pomeroy in the United States.

Is the surname Pomeroy getting more or less common?

More common. 7,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,377 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Pomeroy

A surname, carried by 7,377 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pomeroy is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,377 people named Pomeroy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,852 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,288.

#4,792

rank among US surnames

7,377

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,480)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,783	Desmond	7,395	41,751
#4,784	Gerlach	7,394	41,756
#4,785	McMichael	7,392	41,768
#4,786	Baskin	7,389	41,784
#4,787	Talbott	7,386	41,801
#4,788	Utley	7,385	41,807
#4,789	Koester	7,380	41,835

Who is named Pomeroy

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

94% of people named Pomeroy identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pomeroys

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Earl Pomeroy
American politician, born 1952
Samuel C. Pomeroy
American politician (1816-1891)
Jesse Pomeroy
American murderer (1859–1932)
Theodore M. Pomeroy
American politician (1824-1905)
Sarah B. Pomeroy
American Professor of Classics (born 1938)
John Pomeroy
American animator, born 1951
Jim Pomeroy
American motorcycle racer (1952–2006)

Questions

How common is the surname Pomeroy?: 7,377 people in the United States had the surname Pomeroy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,852 Americans. It ranked 4,792nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pomeroy?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pomeroy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pomeroy?: Earl Pomeroy, American politician, followed by Samuel C. Pomeroy.
Where is the surname Pomeroy most common?: Wikidata records people named Pomeroy in the United States.
Is the surname Pomeroy getting more or less common?: More common. 7,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,377 in 2010, up 1.2%.