How common is the surname Semon?

1,638 people in the United States had the surname Semon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 188,489 Americans. It ranked 17,283rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Semon?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Semon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Semon?

Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928), followed by Waldo Semon.

Where is the surname Semon most common?

Wikidata records people named Semon in the United States.

Is the surname Semon getting more or less common?

More common. 1,623 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,638 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Semon

A surname, carried by 1,638 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). Semon is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,638 people named Semon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 188,489 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,623.

#17,283

rank among US surnames

1,638

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,341)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,274	Dorey	1,639	188,374
#17,283	Semon	1,638	188,489
#17,290	Guilbeau	1,637	188,604

Who is named Semon

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

89% of people named Semon identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Semons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Larry Semon
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928)
Waldo Semon
American inventor (1898–1999)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Semon

Semon 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 Semon?: 1,638 people in the United States had the surname Semon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 188,489 Americans. It ranked 17,283rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Semon?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Semon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Semon?: Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928), followed by Waldo Semon.
Where is the surname Semon most common?: Wikidata records people named Semon in the United States.
Is the surname Semon getting more or less common?: More common. 1,623 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,638 in 2010, up 0.9%.