How common is the surname Yant?

1,253 people in the United States had the surname Yant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. It ranked 20,996th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Yant getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,286 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,253 in 2010, down 2.6%.

The surname Yant

A surname, carried by 1,253 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Y530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yant is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,253 people named Yant in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,286.

#20,996

rank among US surnames

1,253

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.6%

change since 2000 (was #19,445)

Who is named Yant

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

87% of people named Yant identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Yant?: 1,253 people in the United States had the surname Yant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. It ranked 20,996th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yant?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Yant identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Yant getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,286 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,253 in 2010, down 2.6%.