How common is the surname Sumlin?

2,070 people in the United States had the surname Sumlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,152 Americans. It ranked 14,434th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sumlin?

Hubert Sumlin, American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer (1931-2011).

Where is the surname Sumlin most common?

Wikidata records people named Sumlin in the United States.

Is the surname Sumlin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,070 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Sumlin

A surname, carried by 2,070 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S545

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sumlin is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,070 people named Sumlin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,152 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,835.

#14,434

rank among US surnames

2,070

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+12.8%

change since 2000 (was #14,823)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,427	Castilla	2,071	149,080
#14,434	Sumlin	2,070	149,152
#14,443	Busick	2,069	149,225

Who is named Sumlin

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

74% of people named Sumlin identified as Black (not Hispanic), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 74%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Sumlins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hubert Sumlin
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer (1931-2011)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sumlin

Smalling

Sumlin has the Soundex code S545, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S545.

Questions

How common is the surname Sumlin?: 2,070 people in the United States had the surname Sumlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,152 Americans. It ranked 14,434th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sumlin?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Sumlin identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sumlin?: Hubert Sumlin, American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer (1931-2011).
Where is the surname Sumlin most common?: Wikidata records people named Sumlin in the United States.
Is the surname Sumlin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,070 in 2010, up 13%.