How common is the surname Thorson?

6,752 people in the United States had the surname Thorson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,727 Americans. It ranked 5,173rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Thorson?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Thorson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Thorson?

Russell Thorson, American actor (1906-1982).

Where is the surname Thorson most common?

Wikidata records people named Thorson in the United States.

Is the surname Thorson getting more or less common?

More common. 6,643 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,752 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Thorson

A surname, carried by 6,752 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thorson is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,752 people named Thorson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,727 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,643.

#5,173

rank among US surnames

6,752

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,847)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,164	Hulse	6,776	45,565
#5,165	Guarino	6,775	45,571
#5,166	Rickman	6,774	45,578
#5,167	Borrego	6,772	45,591
#5,168	Born	6,771	45,598
#5,169	Vaccaro	6,766	45,632
#5,170	Greenwell	6,765	45,639

Who is named Thorson

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

96% of people named Thorson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thorsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Russell Thorson
American actor (1906-1982)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Thorson

Thorson has the Soundex code T625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T625.

Questions

How common is the surname Thorson?: 6,752 people in the United States had the surname Thorson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,727 Americans. It ranked 5,173rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thorson?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Thorson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Thorson?: Russell Thorson, American actor (1906-1982).
Where is the surname Thorson most common?: Wikidata records people named Thorson in the United States.
Is the surname Thorson getting more or less common?: More common. 6,643 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,752 in 2010, up 1.6%.