How Many People Have the Last Name Fenton?
people had the surname Fenton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 18,416 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
+797 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Fenton (88.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 6.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Fenton ranks #1,694. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 90.5% to 88.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Fenton grew from 15,220 people in 2000 to 16,017 in 2010 (up 5.2%), and its rank fell from #2,193 to #2,274. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.64 to 5.43 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 15,220 | 16,017 |
| Rank | #2,193 | #2,274 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.64 | 5.43 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Fenton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Fenton: F535
👤 Fenton as a First Name
Fenton is a first name too: about 1,014 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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