How common is the surname Thurmond?

5,922 people in the United States had the surname Thurmond in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,135 Americans. It ranked 5,841st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Thurmond?

Strom Thurmond, American politician (1902–2003), followed by Nate Thurmond.

Where is the surname Thurmond most common?

Wikidata records people named Thurmond in the United States.

Is the surname Thurmond getting more or less common?

More common. 5,752 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,922 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Thurmond

A surname, carried by 5,922 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thurmond is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

Variant of Thurman.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,922 people named Thurmond in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,135 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,752.

#5,841

rank among US surnames

5,922

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #5,550)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,836	Reinke	5,926	52,100
#5,837	Dizon	5,924	52,118
#5,838	Bentz	5,923	52,127
#5,841	Thurmond	5,922	52,135
#5,843	Sorrells	5,921	52,144

Who is named Thurmond

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

57% of people named Thurmond identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thurmonds

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Strom Thurmond
American politician (1902–2003)
Nate Thurmond
American basketball player (1941–2016)
Aretha Thurmond
American discus thrower, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Thurmond

Thurmond has the Soundex code T655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T655.

Questions

Where does the surname Thurmond come from?: Variant of Thurman.
How common is the surname Thurmond?: 5,922 people in the United States had the surname Thurmond in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,135 Americans. It ranked 5,841st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thurmond?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Thurmond identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Thurmond?: Strom Thurmond, American politician (1902–2003), followed by Nate Thurmond.
Where is the surname Thurmond most common?: Wikidata records people named Thurmond in the United States.
Is the surname Thurmond getting more or less common?: More common. 5,752 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,922 in 2010, up 3.0%.