How common is the surname Apgar?

2,272 people in the United States had the surname Apgar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 135,892 Americans. It ranked 13,413th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Apgar?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Apgar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Apgar getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,272 in 2010, down 0.7%.

Is Apgar also a first name?

Yes. Apgar is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Apgar

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,272 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A126

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Apgar is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

A Dutch or North-German surname transferred from the given name

Apgar is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,272 people named Apgar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 135,892 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,288.

#13,413

rank among US surnames

2,272

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #12,443)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,407	Brendel	2,273	135,832
#13,413	Weingarten	2,272	135,892
#13,418	Presson	2,271	135,951

Who is named Apgar

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

95% of people named Apgar identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Two or more races 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Apgar?: 2,272 people in the United States had the surname Apgar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 135,892 Americans. It ranked 13,413th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Apgar?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Apgar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
What type of surname is Apgar?: Apgar is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Apgar getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,272 in 2010, down 0.7%.
Is Apgar also a first name?: Yes. Apgar is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.