How common is the surname Samuelson?

7,824 people in the United States had the surname Samuelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,461 Americans. It ranked 4,532nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Samuelson?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Samuelson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Samuelson?

Paul Samuelson, American economist (1915–2009), followed by Gar Samuelson.

Where is the surname Samuelson most common?

Wikidata records people named Samuelson in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Samuelson getting more or less common?

About as common. 7,826 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,824 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

Is Samuelson also a first name?

Yes. Samuelson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Samuelson

A patronymic surname, carried by 7,824 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex S542

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Samuelson is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

From Samuel + -son.

Samuelson 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 7,824 people named Samuelson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,461 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 7,826.

#4,532

rank among US surnames

7,824

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #4,201)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,523	Flora	7,837	39,396
#4,524	Unruh	7,835	39,406
#4,525	Travers	7,833	39,416
#4,526	Ascencio	7,832	39,421
#4,528	Johnsen	7,831	39,426
#4,530	Loredo	7,830	39,431
#4,531	Krug	7,827	39,446

Who is named Samuelson

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

94% of people named Samuelson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Samuelsons

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Samuelson
American economist (1915–2009)
Gar Samuelson
American drummer (1958–1999)
Karlie Samuelson
American basketball player (born 1995)
Emily Samuelson
American ice dancer, born 1990
Don Samuelson
American politician (1913-2000)
Katie Lou Samuelson
American basketball player (born 1997)
Ruth Samuelson
American politician, 1959–2017

Notable Samuelsons come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Samuelson

Samuelson has the Soundex code S542, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S542.

Questions

Where does the surname Samuelson come from?: From Samuel + -son.
How common is the surname Samuelson?: 7,824 people in the United States had the surname Samuelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,461 Americans. It ranked 4,532nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Samuelson?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Samuelson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Samuelson?: Paul Samuelson, American economist (1915–2009), followed by Gar Samuelson.
Where is the surname Samuelson most common?: Wikidata records people named Samuelson in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Samuelson?: Samuelson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Samuelson getting more or less common?: About as common. 7,826 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,824 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.
Is Samuelson also a first name?: Yes. Samuelson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.