How common is the surname Smothers?

7,444 people in the United States had the surname Smothers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,476 Americans. It ranked 4,756th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Smothers?

Dick Smothers, American comedian, musician, and racing driver, followed by Tom Smothers.

Where is the surname Smothers most common?

Wikidata records people named Smothers in the United States.

Is the surname Smothers getting more or less common?

More common. 7,125 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,444 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Smothers

A surname, carried by 7,444 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). Smothers is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,444 people named Smothers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,476 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,125.

#4,756

rank among US surnames

7,444

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,569)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,747	Cloutier	7,461	41,381
#4,749	Derr	7,456	41,409
#4,751	Posada	7,454	41,420
#4,752	Pointer	7,453	41,426
#4,753	Brannan	7,452	41,431
#4,754	Shirk	7,448	41,453
#4,755	Pizarro	7,446	41,465

Who is named Smothers

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

68% of people named Smothers identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Smotherss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dick Smothers
American comedian, musician, and racing driver, born 1939
Tom Smothers
American comedian, musician and TV presenter (1937–2023)
Tracy Smothers
American professional wrestler (1962-2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Smothers

Smothers 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 Smothers?: 7,444 people in the United States had the surname Smothers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,476 Americans. It ranked 4,756th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Smothers?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Smothers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Smothers?: Dick Smothers, American comedian, musician, and racing driver, followed by Tom Smothers.
Where is the surname Smothers most common?: Wikidata records people named Smothers in the United States.
Is the surname Smothers getting more or less common?: More common. 7,125 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,444 in 2010, up 4.5%.