The Som surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,910 people carried this name — #15,355 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 153,800 people counted. That is up 28% from 1,498 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 115 people named Som.
Most of them — 61 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
96 people named Som live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Som,
with a public archive behind them.
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Andrásné Gyebrószki 1930– · business executive
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Gizella Som 1934–2024 · ballet dancer
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Lajos Som 1947–2017 · musician
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Brandon Som 1975– · poet
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Som.
- Solomon 46,534 · U.S. census
- Solon 1,197 · U.S. census
- Solt 1,971 · U.S. census
- Soltani 779 · U.S. census
- Soltys 1,412 · U.S. census
- Soltysiak 359 · U.S. census
- Soma 971 · U.S. census
- Somers 10,762 · U.S. census
- Somma 1,354 · U.S. census
- Sommer 11,662 · U.S. census
- Son 10,094 · U.S. census
- Sondag 415 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Som is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.