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    The surname Souther

    A surname, carried by 2,539 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S360

    Souther: #12,250 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Souther #12,250, 2,539 people Souther: #12,250 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Souther #12,250, 2,539 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Souther is more common than 92.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,539 people named Souther in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 121,601 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,521.

    #12,250
    rank among US surnames
    2,539
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.7%
    change since 2000 (was #11,459)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,242Satterlee2,541121,506
    #12,247Bondurant2,540121,553
    #12,250Koeller2,539121,601
    #12,255Cabe2,538121,649

    Who is named Souther

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

    96% of people named Souther identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Southers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • J. D. Souther
      American singer, songwriter, and actor (1945–2024)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Souther

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Souther?
    2,539 people in the United States had the surname Souther in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,601 Americans. It ranked 12,250th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Souther?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Souther identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Souther?
    J. D. Souther, American singer, songwriter, and actor (1945–2024).
    Where is the surname Souther most common?
    Wikidata records people named Souther in the United States.
    Is the surname Souther getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,521 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,539 in 2010, up 0.7%.