How common is the last name Sams?

15,216 people in the United States have the last name Sams, about 1 in 19,644. It ranks #2,330 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SAMS

#2,330

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,216
About
1 in 19,644
This common or more
49.6%
Who bears it

Of the 15,216 people with the last name Sams, 72% reported their origin as White, 19.4% 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 Sams

#2,328 Saylor · 15,234#2,329 Kinsey · 15,228#2,331 Reagan · 15,210#2,332 Laughlin · 15,207

Spelled almost the same

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

#28,469 Samms · 891#30,311 Sames · 826#39,536 Sans · 600#67,362 Samsa · 316#80,815 Samis · 253#86,153 Samz · 233#96,572 Samos · 202#118,445 Samas · 155

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