Surname Checker / Thomas
How Common Is the Last Name Thomas?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Thomas today
837,218
Ranked #16 of 162,254 published surnames · 256.34 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 756,142 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
52.63%
Black
38.75%
Asian / Pacific Islander
2.44%
Hispanic
2.54%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.