How Many People Have the Last Name Smalls?

12,435

people had the surname Smalls in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 23,697 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,888

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

4.22

In 2010

Largest Group

90.5%

Black

Change Since 2000

+14.1%

+1,538 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Smalls (90.5%) are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Smalls ranks #58. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share fell from 93.4% to 90.5%.

White 3.8%

Black 90.5%

Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Two or more races 2.8%

Hispanic or Latino 2.5%

See the most common African American last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Smalls grew from 10,897 people in 2000 to 12,435 in 2010 (up 14.1%), and its rank rose from #3,049 to #2,888.

	2000	2010
People	10,897	12,435
Rank	#3,049	#2,888
Per 100,000 people	4.04	4.22

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Smalls

Rank	Surname	People in 2010
#2,885	Berrios	12,451
#2,886	Zelaya	12,448
#2,887	Jaeger	12,436
#2,888	Smalls	12,435
#2,889	Clevenger	12,428
#2,889	Durant	12,428
#2,891	Bollinger	12,425

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Smalls: S542

Samuels 22,207 Samuelson 7,824 Smelser 2,415 Snelson 2,315 Schmalz 2,151 Schmelzer 2,050 Snelgrove 1,078

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