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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

South

South is the 3,334th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 10,580 people carried it — about 3.5 of every 100,000 people. Most people named South are White.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White84.3%
Black7.4%
Multiracial4.1%
Hispanic3.1%
Asian American0.7%
Native American0.4%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#2,723
12,435
2000
#3,066
10,839
2010
#3,231
11,178
2020
#3,334
10,580
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