How rare is the last name Sam?

12,973 people in the United States have the last name Sam, about 1 in 23,040. It ranks #2,711 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SAM

#2,711

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
12,973
About
1 in 23,040
This common or more
51.4%
Who bears it

Of the 12,973 people with the last name Sam, 35.8% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 28.6% as Black and 15% as American Indian or Alaska Native. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Sam

#2,709 Lazo · 12,999#2,710 Carreon · 12,979#2,712 Foss · 12,965#2,713 Seay · 12,950

Spelled almost the same

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

#8,090 San · 3,922#16,464 Sami · 1,694#21,117 Sama · 1,265#23,082 Saum · 1,138#35,833 Sahm · 674#39,947 Saam · 593#41,948 Samy · 558#57,805 Samo · 380

Also a first name

As a first name, Sam ranks #463 of 53,615, with 121,443 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1918, with 2,529 births. See Sam as a first name

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