How common is the last name Thomas?

734,345 people in the United States have the last name Thomas, about 1 in 407. It ranks #16 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

THOMAS

#16

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
734,345
About
1 in 407
This common or more
6.4%
Who bears it

Of the 734,345 people with the last name Thomas, 49.7% reported their origin as White, 37.8% 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 Thomas

#14 Wilson · 777,275#15 Anderson · 756,560#17 Taylor · 723,758#18 Moore · 696,384

Spelled almost the same

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

#9,823 Thoms · 3,144#25,306 Thomes · 1,024

Also a first name

As a first name, Thomas ranks #12 of 53,615, with 1,506,606 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1952, with 48,725 births. See Thomas as a first name

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