How Many People Have the Last Name Friend?
people had the surname Friend in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 16,722 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
+323 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Friend (86.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 7.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Friend ranks #1,514. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Friend grew from 17,312 people in 2000 to 17,635 in 2010 (up 1.9%), and its rank fell from #1,908 to #2,041. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.42 to 5.98 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 17,312 | 17,635 |
| Rank | #1,908 | #2,041 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.42 | 5.98 |
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Same Soundex code as Friend: F653
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