How common is the surname Sohn?

4,796 people in the United States had the surname Sohn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,376 Americans. It ranked 6,985th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sohn?

Sonja Sohn, American actress, activist (b. 1964), followed by Peter Sohn.

Where is the surname Sohn most common?

Wikidata records people named Sohn in the United States.

Is the surname Sohn getting more or less common?

More common. 4,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,796 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Sohn

A surname, carried by 4,796 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sohn is more common than 95.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,796 people named Sohn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,376 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,048.

#6,985

rank among US surnames

4,796

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+18.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,574)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,976	Pettway	4,807	64,228
#6,977	Hileman	4,806	64,242
#6,979	Bolinger	4,805	64,255
#6,980	Gilbreath	4,804	64,268
#6,982	Herd	4,803	64,282
#6,983	O'Meara	4,801	64,309
#6,984	Corso	4,798	64,349

Who is named Sohn

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

48% of people named Sohn identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 47% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 48%
White (not Hispanic) 47%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Sohns

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sonja Sohn
American actress, activist (b. 1964)
Peter Sohn
American animator and voice actor (born 1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sohn

Sohn has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Questions

How common is the surname Sohn?: 4,796 people in the United States had the surname Sohn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,376 Americans. It ranked 6,985th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sohn?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Sohn identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 47% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sohn?: Sonja Sohn, American actress, activist (b. 1964), followed by Peter Sohn.
Where is the surname Sohn most common?: Wikidata records people named Sohn in the United States.
Is the surname Sohn getting more or less common?: More common. 4,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,796 in 2010, up 19%.