How common is the surname Senter?

3,602 people in the United States had the surname Senter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,715 Americans. It ranked 9,074th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Senter?

Dewitt Clinton Senter, American politician (1830-1898).

Where is the surname Senter most common?

Wikidata records people named Senter in the United States.

Is the surname Senter getting more or less common?

More common. 3,495 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,602 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Senter

A surname, carried by 3,602 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Senter is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,602 people named Senter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,715 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,495.

#9,074

rank among US surnames

3,602

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,663)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,066	Lindo	3,605	85,644
#9,068	Frith	3,604	85,667
#9,073	Roan	3,603	85,691
#9,074	McElwee	3,602	85,715
#9,080	Bellows	3,601	85,739
#9,081	Lindahl	3,599	85,786

Who is named Senter

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

85% of people named Senter identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Senters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dewitt Clinton Senter
American politician (1830-1898)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Senter

Senter has the Soundex code S536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S536.

Questions

How common is the surname Senter?: 3,602 people in the United States had the surname Senter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,715 Americans. It ranked 9,074th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Senter?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Senter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Senter?: Dewitt Clinton Senter, American politician (1830-1898).
Where is the surname Senter most common?: Wikidata records people named Senter in the United States.
Is the surname Senter getting more or less common?: More common. 3,495 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,602 in 2010, up 3.1%.