How common is the surname Sonnier?

6,068 people in the United States had the surname Sonnier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,881 Americans. It ranked 5,715th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sonnier?

Keith Sonnier, American visual artist (1941–2020).

Where is the surname Sonnier most common?

Wikidata records people named Sonnier in the United States.

Is the surname Sonnier getting more or less common?

More common. 5,719 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,068 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Sonnier

A surname, carried by 6,068 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sonnier is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,068 people named Sonnier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,881 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,719.

#5,715

rank among US surnames

6,068

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,573)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,709	Paschal	6,075	50,822
#5,711	Lavelle	6,074	50,831
#5,713	McClary	6,070	50,864
#5,715	Sonnier	6,068	50,881
#5,716	Thorp	6,067	50,889

Who is named Sonnier

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

76% of people named Sonnier identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sonniers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Keith Sonnier
American visual artist (1941–2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sonnier

Sonnier has the Soundex code S560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S560.

Questions

How common is the surname Sonnier?: 6,068 people in the United States had the surname Sonnier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,881 Americans. It ranked 5,715th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sonnier?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Sonnier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sonnier?: Keith Sonnier, American visual artist (1941–2020).
Where is the surname Sonnier most common?: Wikidata records people named Sonnier in the United States.
Is the surname Sonnier getting more or less common?: More common. 5,719 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,068 in 2010, up 6.1%.