How common is the surname Umstead?

1,949 people in the United States had the surname Umstead in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,412 Americans. It ranked 15,127th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Umstead?

Danelle Umstead, American paralympic alpine skier, followed by William B. Umstead.

Where is the surname Umstead most common?

Wikidata records people named Umstead in the United States.

Is the surname Umstead getting more or less common?

More common. 1,931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,949 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Umstead

A surname, carried by 1,949 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex U523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Umstead is more common than 90.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,949 people named Umstead in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,412 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,931.

#15,127

rank among US surnames

1,949

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,250)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,120	Fuhrmann	1,951	158,250
#15,124	Wipf	1,950	158,331
#15,127	Parman	1,949	158,412

Who is named Umstead

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

82% of people named Umstead identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Umsteads

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Danelle Umstead
American paralympic alpine skier, born 1972
William B. Umstead
American politician (1895-1954)

Questions

How common is the surname Umstead?: 1,949 people in the United States had the surname Umstead in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,412 Americans. It ranked 15,127th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Umstead?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Umstead identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Umstead?: Danelle Umstead, American paralympic alpine skier, followed by William B. Umstead.
Where is the surname Umstead most common?: Wikidata records people named Umstead in the United States.
Is the surname Umstead getting more or less common?: More common. 1,931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,949 in 2010, up 0.9%.