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    The surname Thelusma

    A French surname, carried by 538 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex T425

    Thelusma: #40,610 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Thelusma #40,610, 538 people Thelusma: #40,610 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Thelusma #40,610, 538 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thelusma is more common than 75% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from Haitian French Thélusma, probably an altered form of the personal name Thélémaque.

    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 538 people named Thelusma in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 573,876 Americans. That is up 62% since 2000, when the Census counted 332.

    #40,610
    rank among US surnames
    538
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +62%
    change since 2000 (was #57,406)

    Who is named Thelusma

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

    95% of people named Thelusma identified as Black (not Hispanic), 3.2% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 3.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Thelusma come from?
    Borrowed from Haitian French Thélusma, probably an altered form of the personal name Thélémaque.
    How common is the surname Thelusma?
    538 people in the United States had the surname Thelusma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 573,876 Americans. It ranked 40,610th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Thelusma?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Thelusma identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Thelusma getting more or less common?
    More common. 332 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 538 in 2010, up 62%.