# Smalls (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/smalls/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,435 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,888 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,829 people |
| Change since 2000 | +14% (10,897 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Smalls in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 3.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Smalls in the United States.

## People named Smalls

- Robert Smalls, American politician and former slave (1839-1915)
- Chris Smalls, American labor organizer
- Susan Smith, American murderer

## Similar surnames

Smiles, Samuels, Samuelson, Smelser, Snelson, Schmalz, Schmelzer, Snelgrove, Smolka.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.