How common is the surname Reams?

5,118 people in the United States had the surname Reams in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,325 Americans. It ranked 6,618th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Reams getting more or less common?

More common. 4,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,118 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Reams

A surname, carried by 5,118 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reams is more common than 95.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,118 people named Reams in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,325 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,910.

#6,618

rank among US surnames

5,118

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,384)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,612	Shaner	5,121	60,290
#6,613	Kellar	5,120	60,302
#6,616	Detweiler	5,119	60,314
#6,618	Reams	5,118	60,325
#6,620	Westerman	5,117	60,337

Who is named Reams

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

80% of people named Reams identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reams

Reams has the Soundex code R520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R520.

Questions

How common is the surname Reams?: 5,118 people in the United States had the surname Reams in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,325 Americans. It ranked 6,618th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reams?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Reams identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Reams getting more or less common?: More common. 4,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,118 in 2010, up 4.2%.