How common is the last name Posey?

19,551 people in the United States have the last name Posey, about 1 in 15,288. It ranks #1,793 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

POSEY

#1,793

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
19,551
About
1 in 15,288
This common or more
46.5%
Who bears it

Of the 19,551 people with the last name Posey, 69.4% reported their origin as White, 21.4% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Posey

#1,791 Prieto · 19,560#1,792 Gamboa · 19,553#1,794 Beal · 19,542#1,795 Mcmullen · 19,534

Spelled almost the same

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

#74,224 Poskey · 281#77,921 Pose · 265#108,494 Posy · 174

Also a first name

As a first name, Posey ranks #21,819 of 53,615, with 462 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2022, with 54 births. See Posey as a first name

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