How common is the surname Storm?

9,895 people in the United States had the surname Storm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,202 Americans. It ranked 3,596th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Storm?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Storm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Storm?

Gale Storm, American actress, singer (1922–2009), followed by Lauren Storm.

Where is the surname Storm most common?

Wikidata records people named Storm in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Storm getting more or less common?

More common. 9,668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,895 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Storm also a first name?

Yes. Storm is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Storm

A surname, carried by 9,895 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S365 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Storm is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,895 people named Storm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,202 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,668.

#3,596

rank among US surnames

9,895

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,384)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,587	Upchurch	9,922	31,117
#3,588	Wadsworth	9,912	31,149
#3,589	Partridge	9,909	31,158
#3,590	Osman	9,908	31,161
#3,592	Wirth	9,907	31,164
#3,593	Gilley	9,906	31,168
#3,594	Isbell	9,905	31,171

Who is named Storm

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

93% of people named Storm identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Storms

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gale Storm
American actress, singer (1922–2009)
Lauren Storm
American actress and model, born 1987
Jim Storm
American rower, born 1941
Nikola Storm
Belgian footballer, born 1994
Howard Storm
American actor, writer, film and television director, 1931–2026
T.J. Storm
American actor, born 1972

Notable Storms come mostly from the United States (5) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Storm

Storm has the Soundex code S365, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S365.

Questions

How common is the surname Storm?: 9,895 people in the United States had the surname Storm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,202 Americans. It ranked 3,596th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Storm?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Storm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Storm?: Gale Storm, American actress, singer (1922–2009), followed by Lauren Storm.
Where is the surname Storm most common?: Wikidata records people named Storm in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Storm getting more or less common?: More common. 9,668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,895 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Storm also a first name?: Yes. Storm is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.