How common is the surname Truman?

5,521 people in the United States had the surname Truman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,922 Americans. It ranked 6,195th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Truman?

Margaret Truman, American author of murder mysteries; daughter of 33rd President of the United States Harry, followed by Harry R. Truman.

Where is the surname Truman most common?

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

How do you pronounce Truman?

Truman is /ˈtɹumən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Truman getting more or less common?

More common. 5,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,521 in 2010, up 1.2%.

Is Truman also a first name?

Yes. Truman 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 Truman

A surname, carried by 5,521 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtɹumən/ 2 syllables Soundex T655 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). Truman is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,521 people named Truman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,922 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,453.

#6,195

rank among US surnames

5,521

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,807)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,192	Winder	5,527	55,861
#6,193	Bigham	5,525	55,882
#6,194	Ryals	5,523	55,902
#6,195	Truman	5,521	55,922

Who is named Truman

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

89% of people named Truman identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Trumans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Margaret Truman
American author of murder mysteries; daughter of 33rd President of the United States Harry, 1924–2008
Harry R. Truman
American volcano victim (1896-1980)
Ralph Truman
British actor (1900–1977)

Notable Trumans come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Truman

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

Questions

How common is the surname Truman?: 5,521 people in the United States had the surname Truman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,922 Americans. It ranked 6,195th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Truman?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Truman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Truman?: Margaret Truman, American author of murder mysteries; daughter of 33rd President of the United States Harry, followed by Harry R. Truman.
Where is the surname Truman most common?: Wikidata records people named Truman in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Truman?: Truman is /ˈtɹumən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Truman getting more or less common?: More common. 5,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,521 in 2010, up 1.2%.
Is Truman also a first name?: Yes. Truman 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.