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    The surname Screen

    A French surname, carried by 737 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex S650

    Screen: #31,412 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Screen #31,412, 737 people Screen: #31,412 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Screen #31,412, 737 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Screen is more common than 80.6% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    English surname, from Old French escrin (“jewel case”); also from the noun screen.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 737 people named Screen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 418,922 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 717.

    #31,412
    rank among US surnames
    737
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.8%
    change since 2000 (was #30,682)

    Who is named Screen

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

    54% of people named Screen identified as Black (not Hispanic), 41% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 54%
    • White (not Hispanic) 41%
    • Two or more races 3.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Screens

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jenni Screen
      Australian basketball player (born 1982)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Screen

    Screen has the Soundex code S650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S650.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Screen come from?
    English surname, from Old French escrin (“jewel case”); also from the noun screen.
    How common is the surname Screen?
    737 people in the United States had the surname Screen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 418,922 Americans. It ranked 31,412th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Screen?
    In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Screen identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 41% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Screen?
    Jenni Screen, Australian basketball player (born 1982).
    Where is the surname Screen most common?
    Wikidata records people named Screen in Australia.
    Is the surname Screen getting more or less common?
    More common. 717 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 737 in 2010, up 2.8%.