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    The surname Semenov

    A Russian surname, carried by 442 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S551

    Semenov: #47,878 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Semenov #47,878, 442 people Semenov: #47,878 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Semenov #47,878, 442 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Semenov is more common than 70.5% of them.

    Origin

    Russian origin

    Borrowed from Russian Семёнов (Semjónov). Transliteration of Russian Семёнов (Semjónov)

    One of 24 Russian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 442 people named Semenov in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 698,519 Americans. That is up 61% since 2000, when the Census counted 275.

    #47,878
    rank among US surnames
    442
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +60.7%
    change since 2000 (was #67,113)

    Who is named Semenov

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

    97% of people named Semenov identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Semionov
    • Semyonov

    Semenov has the Soundex code S551, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S551.

    Other Russian surnames

    All 24 Russian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Semenov come from?
    Borrowed from Russian Семёнов (Semjónov). Transliteration of Russian Семёнов (Semjónov)
    How common is the surname Semenov?
    442 people in the United States had the surname Semenov in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 698,519 Americans. It ranked 47,878th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Semenov?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Semenov identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Semenov getting more or less common?
    More common. 275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 442 in 2010, up 61%.
    What are other spellings of Semenov?
    Semionov and Semyonov.