How common is the surname Theroux?

1,559 people in the United States had the surname Theroux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,041 Americans. It ranked 17,927th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Theroux?

Justin Theroux, American actor and filmmaker, followed by Paul Theroux.

Where is the surname Theroux most common?

Wikidata records people named Theroux in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Theroux getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,559 in 2010, down 6.5%.

The surname Theroux

A surname, carried by 1,559 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Theroux is more common than 89% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,559 people named Theroux in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,041 Americans. That is down 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,668.

#17,927

rank among US surnames

1,559

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-6.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,984)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,921	Pop	1,560	197,914
#17,927	Mayton	1,559	198,041

Who is named Theroux

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

96% of people named Theroux identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Therouxs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Justin Theroux
American actor and filmmaker, born 1971
Paul Theroux
American travel writer and novelist, born 1941
Louis Theroux
British-American journalist (born 1970)
Marcel Theroux
British-American novelist and broadcaster, born 1968
Jennifer Aniston
American actress (born 1969)

Notable Therouxs come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (2).

Questions

How common is the surname Theroux?: 1,559 people in the United States had the surname Theroux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,041 Americans. It ranked 17,927th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Theroux?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Theroux identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Theroux?: Justin Theroux, American actor and filmmaker, followed by Paul Theroux.
Where is the surname Theroux most common?: Wikidata records people named Theroux in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Theroux getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,559 in 2010, down 6.5%.