How common is the surname Sumter?

1,782 people in the United States had the surname Sumter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,258 Americans. It ranked 16,203rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sumter?

Thomas Sumter, American general during the American Revolution (1734–1832).

Where is the surname Sumter most common?

Wikidata records people named Sumter in the United States.

How do you pronounce Sumter?

Sumter is /ˈsʌmtɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Sumter getting more or less common?

More common. 1,721 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,782 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Sumter

A surname, carried by 1,782 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈsʌmtɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex S536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sumter is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,782 people named Sumter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 173,258 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,721.

#16,203

rank among US surnames

1,782

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,590)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,195	Pincus	1,783	173,161
#16,203	Hallum	1,782	173,258

Who is named Sumter

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

76% of people named Sumter identified as Black (not Hispanic), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 76%
White (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Sumters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Sumter
American general during the American Revolution (1734–1832)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sumter

Sumter has the Soundex code S536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S536.

Questions

How common is the surname Sumter?: 1,782 people in the United States had the surname Sumter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,258 Americans. It ranked 16,203rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sumter?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Sumter identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sumter?: Thomas Sumter, American general during the American Revolution (1734–1832).
Where is the surname Sumter most common?: Wikidata records people named Sumter in the United States.
How do you pronounce Sumter?: Sumter is /ˈsʌmtɚ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Sumter getting more or less common?: More common. 1,721 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,782 in 2010, up 3.5%.