How common is the last name Cameron?

52,870 people in the United States have the last name Cameron, about 1 in 5,653. It ranks #625 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CAMERON

#625

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
52,870
About
1 in 5,653
This common or more
34.4%
Who bears it

Of the 52,870 people with the last name Cameron, 72.1% reported their origin as White, 18.2% as Black and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Cameron

#623 Poole · 53,246#624 Choi · 52,885#626 Massey · 52,666#627 Rosario · 52,418

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cameron, most common first.

#51,181 Camerino · 440#66,171 Camron · 323#70,918 Camren · 297#107,521 Camerano · 176

Also a first name

As a first name, Cameron ranks #189 of 53,615, with 280,514 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2000, with 14,363 births. See Cameron as a first name

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