How common is the surname Smathers?

1,976 people in the United States had the surname Smathers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,248 Americans. It ranked 14,965th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Smathers?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Smathers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Smathers?

George Smathers, American politician (1913–2007), followed by William H. Smathers.

Where is the surname Smathers most common?

Wikidata records people named Smathers in the United States.

Is the surname Smathers getting more or less common?

More common. 1,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,976 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Smathers

A surname, carried by 1,976 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). Smathers is more common than 90.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,976 people named Smathers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,248 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,898.

#14,965

rank among US surnames

1,976

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #14,432)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,957	Toone	1,977	156,169
#14,965	Smathers	1,976	156,248
#14,970	Hagopian	1,975	156,327

Who is named Smathers

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

93% of people named Smathers identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Smatherss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Smathers
American politician (1913–2007)
William H. Smathers
American politician (1891–1955)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Smathers

Smathers 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 Smathers?: 1,976 people in the United States had the surname Smathers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,248 Americans. It ranked 14,965th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Smathers?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Smathers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Smathers?: George Smathers, American politician (1913–2007), followed by William H. Smathers.
Where is the surname Smathers most common?: Wikidata records people named Smathers in the United States.
Is the surname Smathers getting more or less common?: More common. 1,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,976 in 2010, up 4.1%.