How Many People Have the Last Name North?

20,343

people had the surname North in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 14,493 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#1,766

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

6.9

In 2010

Largest Group

85.2%

White

Change Since 2000

+0.5%

+105 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname North (85.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, North ranks #1,314. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 85.2%
Black 9.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%

📈 Change Since 2000

North grew from 20,238 people in 2000 to 20,343 in 2010 (up 0.5%), and its rank fell from #1,623 to #1,766. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 7.5 to 6.9 people per 100,000.

20002010
People20,23820,343
Rank#1,623#1,766
Per 100,000 people7.56.9

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near North

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#1,763Carlisle20,365
#1,764Hargrove20,360
#1,765Keenan20,353
#1,766North20,343
#1,767Dasilva20,338
#1,768Ledesma20,311
#1,769Messer20,306

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as North: N630

👤 North as a First Name

North is a first name too: about 371 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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