How common is the surname Stimpson?

2,862 people in the United States had the surname Stimpson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,878 Americans. It ranked 11,092nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stimpson?

William Stimpson, American marine biologist (1832–1872).

Where is the surname Stimpson most common?

Wikidata records people named Stimpson in the United States.

How do you pronounce Stimpson?

Stimpson is /ˈstɪmp.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Stimpson getting more or less common?

More common. 2,693 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,862 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Stimpson

A surname, carried by 2,862 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈstɪmp.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex S351

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stimpson is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,862 people named Stimpson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,878 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,693.

#11,092

rank among US surnames

2,862

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,863)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,086	Mauck	2,863	107,840
#11,092	Mounce	2,862	107,878
#11,095	Loewen	2,861	107,915
#11,099	Lasater	2,860	107,953
#11,101	Granda	2,859	107,991

Who is named Stimpson

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

82% of people named Stimpson identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stimpsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Stimpson
American marine biologist (1832–1872)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stimpson

Stamps

Stimpson has the Soundex code S351, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S351.

Questions

How common is the surname Stimpson?: 2,862 people in the United States had the surname Stimpson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,878 Americans. It ranked 11,092nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stimpson?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Stimpson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stimpson?: William Stimpson, American marine biologist (1832–1872).
Where is the surname Stimpson most common?: Wikidata records people named Stimpson in the United States.
How do you pronounce Stimpson?: Stimpson is /ˈstɪmp.sən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Stimpson getting more or less common?: More common. 2,693 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,862 in 2010, up 6.3%.