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    The surname Sobers

    A surname, carried by 1,249 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S162

    Sobers: #21,048 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sobers #21,048, 1,249 people Sobers: #21,048 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sobers #21,048, 1,249 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sobers is more common than 87% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,249 people named Sobers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,194 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,021.

    #21,048
    rank among US surnames
    1,249
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +22.3%
    change since 2000 (was #23,283)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #21,048Zartman1,249247,194
    #21,057Breyer1,248247,392

    Who is named Sobers

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

    51% of people named Sobers identified as Black (not Hispanic), 37% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 51%
    • White (not Hispanic) 37%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.8%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Soberss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ricky Sobers
      American basketball player (born 1953)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sobers

    Sobers has the Soundex code S162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S162.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Sobers?
    1,249 people in the United States had the surname Sobers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,194 Americans. It ranked 21,048th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sobers?
    In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Sobers identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 37% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Sobers?
    Ricky Sobers, American basketball player (born 1953).
    Where is the surname Sobers most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sobers in the United States.
    Is the surname Sobers getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,021 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,249 in 2010, up 22%.