Explore the Family Name Suss

The meaning of Suss

1. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Süss): see Suess. The surname Suss is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Zus, a pet form of Sussman. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ari, Asher, Ilissa, Zahava. German Hermann.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Suss has seen minor changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 46,153 in terms of popularity and increased slightly to a rank of 47,614 in 2010, marking a decrease of 3.17%. The number of people with this surname also increased from 435 in 2000 to 445 in 2010, an increase of 2.3%. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of people with the surname Suss per 100,000 decreased by 6.25% from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,153	#47,614	-3.17%
Count	435	445	2.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suss

When examining the ethnicity associated with the surname Suss, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we observe some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group continues to be individuals identifying as White, which slightly increased from 92.41% in 2000 to 92.58% in 2010. The percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic also increased by 17.17%, moving from 4.60% in 2000 to 5.39% in 2010. People identifying as two or more races were found in the 2000 census (1.84%) but not in the 2010 census. No individuals with the surname Suss identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.41%	92.58%	0.18%
Hispanic	4.6%	5.39%	17.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.84%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%