How common is the surname Yarborough?

6,839 people in the United States had the surname Yarborough in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,145 Americans. It ranked 5,119th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Yarborough?

Ralph Yarborough, American politician in Texas (1903–1996), followed by Cale Yarborough.

Where is the surname Yarborough most common?

Wikidata records people named Yarborough in the United States.

Is the surname Yarborough getting more or less common?

More common. 6,595 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,839 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Yarborough

A surname, carried by 6,839 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex Y616

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yarborough is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,839 people named Yarborough in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,145 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,595.

#5,119

rank among US surnames

6,839

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,890)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,110	Lundquist	6,853	45,053
#5,111	Baxley	6,852	45,059
#5,112	McGinley	6,851	45,066
#5,113	Styles	6,847	45,092
#5,114	Lamont	6,845	45,105
#5,116	Dalrymple	6,843	45,118
#5,117	Bice	6,841	45,132

Who is named Yarborough

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

66% of people named Yarborough identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Yarboroughs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ralph Yarborough
American politician in Texas (1903–1996)
Cale Yarborough
American racecar driver (1939–2023)
William P. Yarborough
American general (1912–2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Yarborough

Yarborough has the Soundex code Y616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y616.

Questions

How common is the surname Yarborough?: 6,839 people in the United States had the surname Yarborough in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,145 Americans. It ranked 5,119th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yarborough?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Yarborough identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Yarborough?: Ralph Yarborough, American politician in Texas (1903–1996), followed by Cale Yarborough.
Where is the surname Yarborough most common?: Wikidata records people named Yarborough in the United States.
Is the surname Yarborough getting more or less common?: More common. 6,595 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,839 in 2010, up 3.7%.