How common is the surname Yerkes?

1,880 people in the United States had the surname Yerkes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,226 Americans. It ranked 15,560th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Yerkes?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Yerkes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Yerkes?

Charles Yerkes, American banker and art collector (1837-1905), followed by Robert Yerkes.

Where is the surname Yerkes most common?

Wikidata records people named Yerkes in the United States.

Is the surname Yerkes getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,887 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,880 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Yerkes

A surname, carried by 1,880 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Y622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yerkes is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,880 people named Yerkes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,226 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,887.

#15,560

rank among US surnames

1,880

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,491)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,551	Buscher	1,881	164,139
#15,560	Struthers	1,880	164,226
#15,564	Bommarito	1,879	164,314

Who is named Yerkes

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

96% of people named Yerkes identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Yerkess

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Yerkes
American banker and art collector (1837-1905)
Robert Yerkes
American psychologist (1876–1956)
Mary Agnes Yerkes
American artist (1886-1989)

Questions

How common is the surname Yerkes?: 1,880 people in the United States had the surname Yerkes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,226 Americans. It ranked 15,560th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yerkes?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Yerkes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Yerkes?: Charles Yerkes, American banker and art collector (1837-1905), followed by Robert Yerkes.
Where is the surname Yerkes most common?: Wikidata records people named Yerkes in the United States.
Is the surname Yerkes getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,887 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,880 in 2010, down 0.4%.