How common is the surname Terhune?

2,766 people in the United States had the surname Terhune in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,622 Americans. It ranked 11,402nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Terhune?

Max Terhune, actor (1891-1973).

Where is the surname Terhune most common?

Wikidata records people named Terhune in the United States.

Is the surname Terhune getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,778 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,766 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Terhune

A surname, carried by 2,766 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Terhune is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,766 people named Terhune in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,622 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,778.

#11,402

rank among US surnames

2,766

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,590)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,393	Ickes	2,768	111,541
#11,395	Schneck	2,767	111,581
#11,402	Terhune	2,766	111,622
#11,404	Cremeans	2,765	111,662
#11,408	Courter	2,764	111,702
#11,409	Hage	2,763	111,743
#11,411	Hallberg	2,762	111,783

Who is named Terhune

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

92% of people named Terhune identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Terhunes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Max Terhune
Actor (1891-1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Terhune

Terhune has the Soundex code T650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T650.

Questions

How common is the surname Terhune?: 2,766 people in the United States had the surname Terhune in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,622 Americans. It ranked 11,402nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Terhune?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Terhune identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Terhune?: Max Terhune, actor (1891-1973).
Where is the surname Terhune most common?: Wikidata records people named Terhune in the United States.
Is the surname Terhune getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,778 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,766 in 2010, down 0.4%.