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    The surname Stovall

    A surname, carried by 16,827 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S314

    Stovall: #2,155 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Stovall #2,155, 16,827 people Stovall: #2,155 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Stovall #2,155, 16,827 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stovall is more common than 98.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,827 people named Stovall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,348 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,073.

    #2,155
    rank among US surnames
    16,827
    people in 2010
    5.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,067)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,146Hussain16,90918,259
    #2,147Hsu16,90718,261
    #2,148Comer16,89318,277
    #2,149Hawk16,88418,286
    #2,150Hamlin16,87118,300
    #2,152Schwab16,87018,301
    #2,153Gauthier16,85218,321

    Who is named Stovall

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

    57% of people named Stovall identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 57%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 36%
    • Two or more races 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Stovalls

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • J. Willis Stovall
      American paleontologist (1891-1953)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Stovall?
    16,827 people in the United States had the surname Stovall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,348 Americans. It ranked 2,155th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Stovall?
    In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Stovall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Stovall?
    J. Willis Stovall, American paleontologist (1891-1953).
    Where is the surname Stovall most common?
    Wikidata records people named Stovall in the United States.
    Is the surname Stovall getting more or less common?
    More common. 16,073 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,827 in 2010, up 4.7%.