How Many People Have the Last Name Sams?
people had the surname Sams 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
+568 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sams (74.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 19.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sams ranks #1,695. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 77.5% to 74.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sams grew from 15,446 people in 2000 to 16,014 in 2010 (up 3.7%), and its rank fell from #2,158 to #2,275. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.73 to 5.43 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 15,446 | 16,014 |
| Rank | #2,158 | #2,275 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.73 | 5.43 |
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Same Soundex code as Sams: S520
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