Explore the Family Name Sohm
The meaning of Sohm
South German: 1. variant of Sahm 2. 2. topographic name from Middle High German soum ‘edge, border, grassy place marking the edge of cultivated land’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Sohm in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sohm has seen a steady increase from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 47,389 in 2000, it climbed to 43,151 by 2010, showing an 8.94 percent improvement. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 421 to 501 during the same period, a robust growth of 19 percent. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 also saw a moderate rise of 6.25 percent.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #47,389 | #43,151 | 8.94% |
| Count | 421 | 501 | 19% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.16 | 0.17 | 6.25% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sohm
In terms of ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of those with the Sohm surname identify as White, although the percentage declined slightly from 95.25 percent in 2000 to 93.21 percent in 2010. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black communities in either year. However, there was a slight increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.90 percent in 2000 to 2.59 percent in 2010, a growth of 36.32 percent. Those identifying as two or more races first appeared in the 2010 census, accounting for 2.59 percent of the total. Meanwhile, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives dropped from 1.90 percent in 2000 to 1.20 percent in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.25% | 93.21% | -2.14% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 2.59% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 1.9% | 2.59% | 36.32% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 1.9% | 1.2% | -36.84% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |