How common is the surname Theodore?

4,601 people in the United States had the surname Theodore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,104 Americans. It ranked 7,247th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Theodore getting more or less common?

More common. 4,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,601 in 2010, up 15%.

Is Theodore also a first name?

Yes. Theodore is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Theodore

A surname, carried by 4,601 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T360 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Theodore is more common than 95.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,601 people named Theodore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,104 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,014.

#7,247

rank among US surnames

4,601

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+14.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,638)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,243	Keough	4,605	67,046
#7,245	Adames	4,604	67,060
#7,246	Beltz	4,603	67,075
#7,247	Theodore	4,601	67,104
#7,253	Belden	4,600	67,119

Who is named Theodore

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

50% of people named Theodore identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 50%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Theodore

Teodoro

Theodore has the Soundex code T360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T360.

Questions

How common is the surname Theodore?: 4,601 people in the United States had the surname Theodore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,104 Americans. It ranked 7,247th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Theodore?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Theodore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Theodore getting more or less common?: More common. 4,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,601 in 2010, up 15%.
Is Theodore also a first name?: Yes. Theodore is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.