How common is the last name Sampson?

37,721 people in the United States have the last name Sampson, about 1 in 7,924. It ranks #913 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SAMPSON

#913

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
37,721
About
1 in 7,924
This common or more
38.7%
Who bears it

Of the 37,721 people with the last name Sampson, 58% reported their origin as White, 29.4% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Sampson

#911 Mayer · 37,738#912 Rivers · 37,733#914 Pugh · 37,613#915 Blackburn · 37,556

Spelled almost the same

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

#31,622 Sampsel · 784

Also a first name

As a first name, Sampson ranks #6,962 of 53,615, with 2,243 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2017, with 61 births. See Sampson as a first name

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