How common is the surname Self?

23,595 people in the United States had the surname Self in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,085 Americans. It ranked 1,520th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Self?

Tschabalala Self, American artist (born 1990), followed by Keith Self.

Where is the surname Self most common?

Wikidata records people named Self in the United States.

Is the surname Self getting more or less common?

More common. 22,954 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,595 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Self

A surname, carried by 23,595 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S410

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Self is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

* From self. A surname taken up by freed slaves, who have become of themselves, they being self-owned.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,595 people named Self in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,085 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,954.

#1,520

rank among US surnames

23,595

people in 2010

8.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,426)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,511	Steiner	23,735	13,008
#1,512	Coates	23,725	13,014
#1,513	Drew	23,722	13,015
#1,514	Bowles	23,713	13,020
#1,515	Payton	23,670	13,044
#1,516	Chappell	23,634	13,064
#1,517	Amos	23,621	13,071

Who is named Self

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

88% of people named Self identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Selfs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tschabalala Self
American artist (born 1990)
Keith Self
American politician (born 1953)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Self

Self has the Soundex code S410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S410.

Questions

Where does the surname Self come from?: * From self. A surname taken up by freed slaves, who have become of themselves, they being self-owned.
How common is the surname Self?: 23,595 people in the United States had the surname Self in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,085 Americans. It ranked 1,520th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Self?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Self identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Self?: Tschabalala Self, American artist (born 1990), followed by Keith Self.
Where is the surname Self most common?: Wikidata records people named Self in the United States.
Is the surname Self getting more or less common?: More common. 22,954 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,595 in 2010, up 2.8%.