How common is the surname Somerville?

6,721 people in the United States had the surname Somerville in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,937 Americans. It ranked 5,199th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Somerville?

Bonnie Somerville, American actress (born 1974), followed by Phyllis Somerville.

Where is the surname Somerville most common?

Wikidata records people named Somerville in the United States and Australia.

How do you pronounce Somerville?

Somerville is /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)vɪl/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Somerville getting more or less common?

More common. 6,419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,721 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Somerville

A surname, carried by 6,721 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)vɪl/ 3 syllables Soundex S561

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Somerville is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

Perhaps from Somer + -ville.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,721 people named Somerville in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,937 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,419.

#5,199

rank among US surnames

6,721

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,015)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,191	Loftin	6,739	45,815
#5,192	Albritton	6,737	45,828
#5,194	Wisdom	6,734	45,849
#5,195	Bremer	6,733	45,856
#5,196	Rountree	6,726	45,903
#5,197	Roybal	6,725	45,910
#5,198	Zachary	6,724	45,917

Who is named Somerville

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

68% of people named Somerville identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Somervilles

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bonnie Somerville
American actress (born 1974)
Phyllis Somerville
American stage, film and television actress (1943–2020)
Amanda Somerville
American singer-songwriter, born 1979
Gronya Somerville
Australian badminton player, born 1995

Notable Somervilles come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Somerville

Somerville has the Soundex code S561, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S561.

Questions

Where does the surname Somerville come from?: Perhaps from Somer + -ville.
How common is the surname Somerville?: 6,721 people in the United States had the surname Somerville in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,937 Americans. It ranked 5,199th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Somerville?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Somerville identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Somerville?: Bonnie Somerville, American actress (born 1974), followed by Phyllis Somerville.
Where is the surname Somerville most common?: Wikidata records people named Somerville in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Somerville?: Somerville is /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)vɪl/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Somerville getting more or less common?: More common. 6,419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,721 in 2010, up 4.7%.