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    The surname Victor

    A surname, carried by 11,234 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V236 Also a first name

    Victor: #3,214 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Victor #3,214, 11,234 people Victor: #3,214 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Victor #3,214, 11,234 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Victor is more common than 98% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,234 people named Victor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,483 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,015.

    #3,214
    rank among US surnames
    11,234
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.2%
    change since 2000 (was #3,282)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,205Daily11,27627,381
    #3,206Hammons11,27327,388
    #3,207Pemberton11,27227,390
    #3,208Wellman11,26027,420
    #3,209Montague11,25827,425
    #3,210Gaspar11,25127,442
    #3,211Paulsen11,24327,461

    Who is named Victor

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

    47% of people named Victor identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 47%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 31%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 3.1%
    • Two or more races 2.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Victors

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Eva Victor
      American comedian, writer and actor, born 1994
    • Lucien Victor
      Belgian cyclist (1931–1995)
    • Renée Victor
      American choreographer (1938–2025)
    • Tommy Victor
      American musician, born 1966
    • Idara Victor
      American stage and television actress, born 1987
    • Renan
      Brazilian footballer (born 2002)

    Notable Victors come mostly from the United States (4), Belgium (1) and Brazil (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Victor

    Victor has the Soundex code V236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V236.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Victor?
    11,234 people in the United States had the surname Victor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,483 Americans. It ranked 3,214th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Victor?
    In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Victor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Victor?
    Eva Victor, American comedian, writer and actor, followed by Lucien Victor.
    Where is the surname Victor most common?
    Wikidata records people named Victor in the United States, Belgium and Brazil.
    Is the surname Victor getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,015 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,234 in 2010, up 12%.
    Is Victor also a first name?
    Yes. Victor 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.