How Many People Have the Last Name Spear?

13,284

people had the surname Spear in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 22,222 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,712

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

4.5

In 2010

Largest Group

86.9%

White

Change Since 2000

+1.8%

+235 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Spear (86.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 7.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Spear ranks #2,030. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 86.9%
Black 7.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.5%

📈 Change Since 2000

Spear grew from 13,049 people in 2000 to 13,284 in 2010 (up 1.8%), and its rank fell from #2,544 to #2,712. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 4.84 to 4.5 people per 100,000.

20002010
People13,04913,284
Rank#2,544#2,712
Per 100,000 people4.844.5

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Spear

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#2,709Stockton13,306
#2,710Graf13,301
#2,711Noonan13,286
#2,712Spear13,284
#2,713Pressley13,281
#2,714Felder13,257
#2,715Jameson13,255

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Spear: S160

Shaffer 59,943 Schaefer 41,063 Shafer 25,641 Schafer 24,543 Shapiro 24,335 Schaffer 20,614 Shaver 16,972 Schaeffer 16,024

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