How common is the surname Souder?

3,968 people in the United States had the surname Souder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,809 Americans. It ranked 8,342nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Souder?

Mark Souder, American politician (1950–2022).

Where is the surname Souder most common?

Wikidata records people named Souder in the United States.

Is the surname Souder getting more or less common?

More common. 3,923 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,968 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Souder

A surname, carried by 3,968 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Souder is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

German surname, Americanized from Sauder. In some cases a French surname from Old French soldoier, see soldier.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,968 people named Souder in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,809 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,923.

#8,342

rank among US surnames

3,968

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,823)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,337	Grainger	3,972	77,730
#8,339	Densmore	3,971	77,750
#8,341	Eskridge	3,969	77,789
#8,342	Wadley	3,968	77,809
#8,345	Graybill	3,967	77,828

Who is named Souder

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

90% of people named Souder identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Souders

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Souder
American politician (1950–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Souder

Souder has the Soundex code S360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S360.

Questions

Where does the surname Souder come from?: German surname, Americanized from Sauder. In some cases a French surname from Old French soldoier, see soldier.
How common is the surname Souder?: 3,968 people in the United States had the surname Souder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,809 Americans. It ranked 8,342nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Souder?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Souder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Souder?: Mark Souder, American politician (1950–2022).
Where is the surname Souder most common?: Wikidata records people named Souder in the United States.
Is the surname Souder getting more or less common?: More common. 3,923 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,968 in 2010, up 1.1%.