How common is the surname See?

9,081 people in the United States had the surname See in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,999 Americans. It ranked 3,911th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname See?

In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named See identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named See?

Elliot See, American test pilot and NASA astronaut (1927-1966), followed by Linda McCartney.

Where is the surname See most common?

Wikidata records people named See in the United States.

Is the surname See getting more or less common?

More common. 8,412 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,081 in 2010, up 8.0%.

The surname See

A surname, carried by 9,081 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). See is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

An English surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,081 people named See in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,999 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,412.

#3,911

rank among US surnames

9,081

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #3,880)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,902	Leong	9,094	33,950
#3,903	Lawless	9,093	33,954
#3,904	Ruby	9,091	33,962
#3,906	Sander	9,090	33,965
#3,907	Buford	9,089	33,969
#3,908	Merriman	9,085	33,984
#3,910	Cady	9,084	33,988

Who is named See

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

74% of people named See identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Asian and Pacific Islander 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sees

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elliot See
American test pilot and NASA astronaut (1927-1966)
Linda McCartney
American photographer, musician and animal rights activist (1941–1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like See

See has the Soundex code S000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S000.

Questions

How common is the surname See?: 9,081 people in the United States had the surname See in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,999 Americans. It ranked 3,911th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname See?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named See identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named See?: Elliot See, American test pilot and NASA astronaut (1927-1966), followed by Linda McCartney.
Where is the surname See most common?: Wikidata records people named See in the United States.
Is the surname See getting more or less common?: More common. 8,412 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,081 in 2010, up 8.0%.