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    The surname Rounds

    A patronymic surname, carried by 6,447 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹaʊndz/ 1 syllable Soundex R532

    Rounds: #5,400 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rounds #5,400, 6,447 people Rounds: #5,400 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rounds #5,400, 6,447 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rounds is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.

    Rounds is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,447 people named Rounds in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,890 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,285.

    #5,400
    rank among US surnames
    6,447
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #5,123)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,396Blanchette6,45247,853
    #5,397Blaine6,45147,860
    #5,399Eberhardt6,45047,868
    #5,400Rounds6,44747,890
    #5,401Abad6,44647,897

    Who is named Rounds

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

    80% of people named Rounds identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 80%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Rounds?
    6,447 people in the United States had the surname Rounds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,890 Americans. It ranked 5,400th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rounds?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Rounds identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Rounds?
    Rounds is /ˈɹaʊndz/, one syllable.
    What type of surname is Rounds?
    Rounds is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Rounds getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,447 in 2010, up 2.6%.