How common is the surname Alper?

1,297 people in the United States had the surname Alper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,046 Americans. It ranked 20,468th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Alper?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Alper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Alper?

Murray Alper, American actor (1904-1984).

Where is the surname Alper most common?

Wikidata records people named Alper in the United States.

Is the surname Alper getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,334 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,297 in 2010, down 2.8%.

The surname Alper

A surname, carried by 1,297 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alper is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,297 people named Alper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,046 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,334.

#20,468

rank among US surnames

1,297

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.8%

change since 2000 (was #18,927)

Who is named Alper

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Alper identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Alpers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Murray Alper
American actor (1904-1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alper

Alper has the Soundex code A416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A416.

Questions

How common is the surname Alper?: 1,297 people in the United States had the surname Alper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,046 Americans. It ranked 20,468th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alper?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Alper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Alper?: Murray Alper, American actor (1904-1984).
Where is the surname Alper most common?: Wikidata records people named Alper in the United States.
Is the surname Alper getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,334 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,297 in 2010, down 2.8%.