How common is the surname Surtees?

195 people in the United States had the surname Surtees in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,583,310 Americans. It ranked 93,921st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Surtees?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Surtees identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Surtees?

Robert L. Surtees, American cinematographer (1906-1985), followed by Bruce Surtees.

Where is the surname Surtees most common?

Wikidata records people named Surtees in the United States.

How do you pronounce Surtees?

Surtees is /ˈsɝ.tiz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Surtees getting more or less common?

More common. 149 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 195 in 2010, up 31%.

The surname Surtees

A French place surname, carried by 195 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈsɝ.tiz/ 2 syllables Soundex S632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Surtees is more common than 42.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

Probably a habitational surname from an unidentified place, from Old French sur (“on, upon, above”) + Tees (“a river in England”).

Surtees is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 195 people named Surtees in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,583,310 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 149.

#93,921

rank among US surnames

195

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+30.9%

change since 2000 (was #109,915)

Who is named Surtees

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

90% of people named Surtees identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Surteess

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert L. Surtees
American cinematographer (1906-1985)
Bruce Surtees
American cinematographer, 1937–2012

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Surtees come from?: Probably a habitational surname from an unidentified place, from Old French sur (“on, upon, above”) + Tees (“a river in England”).
How common is the surname Surtees?: 195 people in the United States had the surname Surtees in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,583,310 Americans. It ranked 93,921st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Surtees?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Surtees identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Surtees?: Robert L. Surtees, American cinematographer (1906-1985), followed by Bruce Surtees.
Where is the surname Surtees most common?: Wikidata records people named Surtees in the United States.
How do you pronounce Surtees?: Surtees is /ˈsɝ.tiz/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Surtees?: Surtees is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Surtees getting more or less common?: More common. 149 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 195 in 2010, up 31%.