How common is the surname Searfoss?

1,477 people in the United States had the surname Searfoss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,036 Americans. It ranked 18,633rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Searfoss?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Searfoss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Searfoss?

Richard A. Searfoss, American astronaut (1956-2018).

Where is the surname Searfoss most common?

Wikidata records people named Searfoss in the United States.

Is the surname Searfoss getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,494 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,477 in 2010, down 1.1%.

The surname Searfoss

A surname, carried by 1,477 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Searfoss is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,477 people named Searfoss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 209,036 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,494.

#18,633

rank among US surnames

1,477

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,408)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,633	Cuyler	1,477	209,036
#18,640	Nees	1,476	209,177

Who is named Searfoss

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

96% of people named Searfoss identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Searfosss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard A. Searfoss
American astronaut (1956-2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Searfoss

Serfass

Searfoss has the Soundex code S612, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S612.

Questions

How common is the surname Searfoss?: 1,477 people in the United States had the surname Searfoss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,036 Americans. It ranked 18,633rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Searfoss?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Searfoss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Searfoss?: Richard A. Searfoss, American astronaut (1956-2018).
Where is the surname Searfoss most common?: Wikidata records people named Searfoss in the United States.
Is the surname Searfoss getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,494 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,477 in 2010, down 1.1%.