How common is the surname Simerly?

1,215 people in the United States had the surname Simerly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,112 Americans. It ranked 21,495th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Simerly getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,215 in 2010, down 2.6%.

The surname Simerly

A surname, carried by 1,215 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S564

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Simerly is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,215 people named Simerly in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 254,112 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,248.

#21,495

rank among US surnames

1,215

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.6%

change since 2000 (was #19,908)

Who is named Simerly

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

95% of people named Simerly identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Simerly?: 1,215 people in the United States had the surname Simerly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,112 Americans. It ranked 21,495th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Simerly?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Simerly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as two or more races.
Is the surname Simerly getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,215 in 2010, down 2.6%.