How common is the last name North?

19,164 people in the United States have the last name North, about 1 in 15,597. It ranks #1,837 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

NORTH

#1,837

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
19,164
About
1 in 15,597
This common or more
46.8%
Who bears it

Of the 19,164 people with the last name North, 82% reported their origin as White, 9% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of North

#1,835 Fountain · 19,176#1,836 Lo · 19,169#1,838 Isaac · 19,157#1,839 Barnard · 19,152

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of North, most common first.

#81,047 Norte · 252

Also a first name

As a first name, North ranks #21,974 of 53,615, with 457 people. See North as a first name

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