How common is the surname Walthour?

1,041 people in the United States had the surname Walthour in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,586 Americans. It ranked 24,159th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Walthour?

Robert Walthour, American cyclist (1878–1949).

Where is the surname Walthour most common?

Wikidata records people named Walthour in the United States.

Is the surname Walthour getting more or less common?

More common. 807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,041 in 2010, up 29%.

The surname Walthour

A surname, carried by 1,041 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W436

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Walthour is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,041 people named Walthour in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 296,586 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 807.

#24,159

rank among US surnames

1,041

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+29%

change since 2000 (was #27,970)

Who is named Walthour

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

65% of people named Walthour identified as Black (not Hispanic), 29% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 65%
White (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Walthours

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Walthour
American cyclist (1878–1949)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Walthour

Walthour has the Soundex code W436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W436.

Questions

How common is the surname Walthour?: 1,041 people in the United States had the surname Walthour in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,586 Americans. It ranked 24,159th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Walthour?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Walthour identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Walthour?: Robert Walthour, American cyclist (1878–1949).
Where is the surname Walthour most common?: Wikidata records people named Walthour in the United States.
Is the surname Walthour getting more or less common?: More common. 807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,041 in 2010, up 29%.