How common is the surname Putney?

3,065 people in the United States had the surname Putney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,733 Americans. It ranked 10,480th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Putney?

Raphiael Putney, American basketball player (born 1990).

Where is the surname Putney most common?

Wikidata records people named Putney in the United States.

How do you pronounce Putney?

Putney is /ˈpʌtni/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Putney getting more or less common?

More common. 3,027 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,065 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Putney

An English surname, carried by 3,065 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpʌtni/ 2 syllables Soundex P350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Putney is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English personal name Putta, genitive case Puttan + hȳþ (“landing place”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,065 people named Putney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,733 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,027.

#10,480

rank among US surnames

3,065

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,850)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,472	Taulbee	3,068	100,634
#10,473	Stough	3,067	100,667
#10,478	Doud	3,066	100,700
#10,480	Putney	3,065	100,733
#10,484	Caylor	3,064	100,766
#10,486	Caffrey	3,062	100,831

Who is named Putney

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

88% of people named Putney identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Putneys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Raphiael Putney
American basketball player (born 1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Pudney

Putney has the Soundex code P350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P350.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Putney come from?: From Old English personal name Putta, genitive case Puttan + hȳþ (“landing place”).
How common is the surname Putney?: 3,065 people in the United States had the surname Putney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,733 Americans. It ranked 10,480th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Putney?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Putney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Putney?: Raphiael Putney, American basketball player (born 1990).
Where is the surname Putney most common?: Wikidata records people named Putney in the United States.
How do you pronounce Putney?: Putney is /ˈpʌtni/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Putney getting more or less common?: More common. 3,027 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,065 in 2010, up 1.3%.
What are other spellings of Putney?: Pudney.