How common is the surname Twist?

1,231 people in the United States had the surname Twist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Twist?

In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Twist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Is the surname Twist getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,232 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Twist

A surname, carried by 1,231 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Twist is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,231 people named Twist in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,232.

#21,288

rank among US surnames

1,231

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,124)

Who is named Twist

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

84% of people named Twist identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
Two or more races 3.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Twist?: 1,231 people in the United States had the surname Twist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Twist?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Twist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Is the surname Twist getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,232 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, down 0.1%.