How common is the surname Socha?

2,972 people in the United States had the surname Socha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,885 Americans. It ranked 10,739th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Socha?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Socha identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Socha?

Lauren Socha, British actress, followed by Michael Socha.

Where is the surname Socha most common?

Wikidata records people named Socha in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Socha getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,972 in 2010, down 1.0%.

The surname Socha

A surname, carried by 2,972 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Socha is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

From Czech Socha and Polish Socha.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,972 people named Socha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,885 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,002.

#10,739

rank among US surnames

2,972

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-1%

change since 2000 (was #9,916)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,731	DeFilippo	2,975	103,780
#10,736	Haman	2,974	103,815
#10,739	Arends	2,972	103,885
#10,743	Fifer	2,971	103,920
#10,747	Manos	2,970	103,955
#10,748	Hocking	2,969	103,990

Who is named Socha

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

97% of people named Socha identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sochas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lauren Socha
British actress, born 1990
Michael Socha
British actor, born 1987
David Socha
American soccer referee (1938–2025)

Notable Sochas come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Socha

Socha has the Soundex code S200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S200.

Questions

Where does the surname Socha come from?: From Czech Socha and Polish Socha.
How common is the surname Socha?: 2,972 people in the United States had the surname Socha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,885 Americans. It ranked 10,739th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Socha?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Socha identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Socha?: Lauren Socha, British actress, followed by Michael Socha.
Where is the surname Socha most common?: Wikidata records people named Socha in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Socha getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,972 in 2010, down 1.0%.