How Many People Have the Last Name Abernathy?
people had the surname Abernathy in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 17,921 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+256 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Abernathy (78.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Abernathy ranks #1,649. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Abernathy grew from 16,194 people in 2000 to 16,450 in 2010 (up 1.6%), and its rank fell from #2,051 to #2,216. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6 to 5.58 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 16,194 | 16,450 |
| Rank | #2,051 | #2,216 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6 | 5.58 |
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Same Soundex code as Abernathy: A165
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