How Many People Have the Last Name Southern?
people had the surname Southern in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 38,168 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
+244 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Southern (81.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Southern ranks #3,474. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Southern grew from 7,494 people in 2000 to 7,738 in 2010 (up 3.3%), and its rank fell from #4,381 to #4,587. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.78 to 2.62 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 7,494 | 7,738 |
| Rank | #4,381 | #4,587 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.78 | 2.62 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Southern
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Southern: S365
👤 Southern as a First Name
Southern is a first name too: about 174 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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