How common is the surname Test?

1,121 people in the United States had the surname Test in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,420 Americans. It ranked 22,838th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Test?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Test identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Test?

Zachary Test, American rugby union footballer.

Where is the surname Test most common?

Wikidata records people named Test in the United States.

Is the surname Test getting more or less common?

More common. 1,037 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,121 in 2010, up 8.1%.

The surname Test

A surname, carried by 1,121 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Test is more common than 85.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,121 people named Test in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 275,420 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,037.

#22,838

rank among US surnames

1,121

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #23,019)

Who is named Test

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

91% of people named Test identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tests

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zachary Test
American rugby union footballer, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Test

Testa

Test has the Soundex code T230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T230.

Questions

How common is the surname Test?: 1,121 people in the United States had the surname Test in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,420 Americans. It ranked 22,838th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Test?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Test identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Test?: Zachary Test, American rugby union footballer.
Where is the surname Test most common?: Wikidata records people named Test in the United States.
Is the surname Test getting more or less common?: More common. 1,037 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,121 in 2010, up 8.1%.