How Many People Have the Last Name Day?
people had the surname Day in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,807 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
+3,415 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Day (83.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 10.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Day ranks #211. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 85.2% to 83.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Day grew from 101,676 people in 2000 to 105,091 in 2010 (up 3.4%), and its rank fell from #271 to #294. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 37.69 to 35.63 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 101,676 | 105,091 |
| Rank | #271 | #294 |
| Per 100,000 people | 37.69 | 35.63 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Day
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Day: D000
👤 Day as a First Name
Day is a first name too: about 233 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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