How common is the surname Whitehorn?

1,251 people in the United States had the surname Whitehorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,799 Americans. It ranked 21,019th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Whitehorn getting more or less common?

More common. 1,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,251 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Whitehorn

A surname, carried by 1,251 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W365

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Whitehorn is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,251 people named Whitehorn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,799 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,205.

#21,019

rank among US surnames

1,251

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #20,468)

Who is named Whitehorn

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

55% of people named Whitehorn identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.3%
Two or more races 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Whitehorn?: 1,251 people in the United States had the surname Whitehorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,799 Americans. It ranked 21,019th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Whitehorn?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Whitehorn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Whitehorn getting more or less common?: More common. 1,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,251 in 2010, up 3.8%.