How Many People Have the Last Name Major?
people had the surname Major in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 14,065 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
+1,186 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Major (61.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 32.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Major ranks #1,275. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 63.4% to 61.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Major grew from 19,791 people in 2000 to 20,977 in 2010 (up 6%), and its rank fell from #1,659 to #1,714. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 7.34 to 7.11 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 19,791 | 20,977 |
| Rank | #1,659 | #1,714 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.34 | 7.11 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Major
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Major: M260
👤 Major as a First Name
Major is a first name too: about 15,770 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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