How common is the surname Puckett?

27,627 people in the United States had the surname Puckett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,175 Americans. It ranked 1,273rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Puckett?

Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (1960–2006), followed by Ralph Puckett.

Where is the surname Puckett most common?

Wikidata records people named Puckett in the United States.

Is the surname Puckett getting more or less common?

Less common. 27,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,627 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Puckett

A surname, carried by 27,627 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Puckett is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 27,627 people named Puckett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,175 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 27,891.

#1,273

rank among US surnames

27,627

people in 2010

9.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,153)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,264	Doherty	27,787	11,111
#1,265	Sargent	27,786	11,112
#1,266	Kenney	27,759	11,122
#1,267	Tuttle	27,751	11,126
#1,268	Denton	27,742	11,129
#1,269	Magee	27,720	11,138
#1,270	Jamison	27,697	11,147

Who is named Puckett

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

89% of people named Puckett identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pucketts

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kirby Puckett
American baseball player (1960–2006)
Ralph Puckett
American military officer, 1926–2024
Casey Puckett
American alpine skier, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Puckett

Pickett

Puckett has the Soundex code P230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P230.

Questions

How common is the surname Puckett?: 27,627 people in the United States had the surname Puckett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,175 Americans. It ranked 1,273rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Puckett?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Puckett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Puckett?: Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (1960–2006), followed by Ralph Puckett.
Where is the surname Puckett most common?: Wikidata records people named Puckett in the United States.
Is the surname Puckett getting more or less common?: Less common. 27,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,627 in 2010, down 0.9%.