How common is the surname Southerland?

8,336 people in the United States had the surname Southerland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,038 Americans. It ranked 4,252nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Southerland?

James Southerland, American basketball player (born 1990), followed by Steve Southerland.

Where is the surname Southerland most common?

Wikidata records people named Southerland in the United States.

Is the surname Southerland getting more or less common?

More common. 8,132 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,336 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Southerland

A surname, carried by 8,336 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S364

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Southerland is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,336 people named Southerland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,038 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,132.

#4,252

rank among US surnames

8,336

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,009)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,245	Hennessey	8,357	36,945
#4,246	Cochrane	8,355	36,953
#4,247	Damron	8,354	36,958
#4,248	Williford	8,352	36,967
#4,249	Lovejoy	8,351	36,971
#4,250	Lister	8,350	36,976
#4,251	Gaddy	8,342	37,011

Who is named Southerland

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

78% of people named Southerland identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Southerlands

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Southerland
American basketball player (born 1990)
Steve Southerland
American politician; Congressman from Florida's 2nd district, born 1965

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Southerland

Southerland has the Soundex code S364, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S364.

Questions

How common is the surname Southerland?: 8,336 people in the United States had the surname Southerland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,038 Americans. It ranked 4,252nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Southerland?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Southerland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Southerland?: James Southerland, American basketball player (born 1990), followed by Steve Southerland.
Where is the surname Southerland most common?: Wikidata records people named Southerland in the United States.
Is the surname Southerland getting more or less common?: More common. 8,132 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,336 in 2010, up 2.5%.