Surname Checker / Putnam
How Common Is the Last Name Putnam?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Putnam today
20,306
Ranked #1,971 of 162,254 published surnames · 6.22 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 18,340 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
93.78%
Black
1.59%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.68%
Hispanic
2.03%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.