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The surname Six

A surname, carried by 3,497 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S200

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Six is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,497 people named Six in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,289 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,541.

#9,311
rank among US surnames
3,497
people in 2010
1.2
per 100,000 Americans
-1.2%
change since 2000 (was #8,562)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#9,307Amoroso3,49888,263
#9,311Six3,49788,289
#9,313Barreras3,49688,314
#9,314Elswick3,49588,339
#9,319Maughan3,49488,364
#9,320Niehaus3,49388,390

Who is named Six

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

90% of people named Six identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 90%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 3.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
  • Two or more races 2.1%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sixs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Audrey Meadows
    American actress (1922–1996)

Questions

How common is the surname Six?
3,497 people in the United States had the surname Six in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,289 Americans. It ranked 9,311th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Six?
In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Six identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Six?
Audrey Meadows, American actress (1922–1996).
Where is the surname Six most common?
Wikidata records people named Six in the United States.
Is the surname Six getting more or less common?
Less common. 3,541 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,497 in 2010, down 1.2%.