How common is the surname Semien?

1,177 people in the United States had the surname Semien in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. It ranked 22,026th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Semien?

Marcus Semien, American baseball player.

Where is the surname Semien most common?

Wikidata records people named Semien in the United States.

Is the surname Semien getting more or less common?

More common. 1,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,177 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Semien

A surname, carried by 1,177 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Semien is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,177 people named Semien in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,013.

#22,026

rank among US surnames

1,177

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+16.2%

change since 2000 (was #23,411)

Who is named Semien

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

85% of people named Semien identified as Black (not Hispanic), 5.4% as two or more races and 4.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 85%
Two or more races 5.4%
White (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%

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 Semiens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marcus Semien
American baseball player, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Semien

Semien has the Soundex code S550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S550.

Questions

How common is the surname Semien?: 1,177 people in the United States had the surname Semien in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,316 Americans. It ranked 22,026th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Semien?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Semien identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Semien?: Marcus Semien, American baseball player.
Where is the surname Semien most common?: Wikidata records people named Semien in the United States.
Is the surname Semien getting more or less common?: More common. 1,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,177 in 2010, up 16%.