Explore the Family Name Southers

The meaning of Southers

English: apparently a variant of Souther.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Southers in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Southers experienced a shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname Southers ranked 19,285 in popularity with approximately 1,300 instances recorded. By 2010, this rank had improved to 20,125, with the number of instances slightly increasing to 1,327. Despite this growth in count, it represented a decline of 4.36% in rank. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.48 to 0.45, marking a 6.25% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,285	#20,125	-4.36%
Count	1,300	1,327	2.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.45	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Southers

The ethnic identity tied to the surname Southers also saw changes over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, individuals with this surname were predominantly White (82.54%) with a significant Black population (13.62%). However, by 2010, while the majority still identified as White (81.54%), there was a slight increase in those identifying as Black (13.72%). There was a small percentage that identified as Hispanic, which showed a marginal rise from 1.92% to 1.96%. Interestingly, there were previously no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, but by 2010, both these categories each accounted for 0.53% of the population with this surname. A substantial increase was noted in people identifying with two or more races, surging from 1% in 2000 to 1.73% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.54%	81.54%	-1.21%
Black	13.62%	13.72%	0.73%
Hispanic	1.92%	1.96%	2.08%
Two or More Races	1%	1.73%	73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.53%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.53%	0%