How Many People Have the Last Name Overton?
people had the surname Overton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 15,674 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+726 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Overton (67.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 27.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Overton ranks #1,420. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 69.2% to 67.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Overton grew from 18,094 people in 2000 to 18,820 in 2010 (up 4%), and its rank fell from #1,822 to #1,914. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.71 to 6.38 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 18,094 | 18,820 |
| Rank | #1,822 | #1,914 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.71 | 6.38 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Overton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Overton: O163
👤 Overton as a First Name
Overton is a first name too: about 120 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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