How common is the surname Apperson?

2,016 people in the United States had the surname Apperson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,148 Americans. It ranked 14,739th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Apperson?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Apperson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Apperson?

Phoebe Hearst, American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist (1842–1919).

Where is the surname Apperson most common?

Wikidata records people named Apperson in the United States.

Is the surname Apperson getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,416 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,016 in 2010, down 17%.

The surname Apperson

A surname, carried by 2,016 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Apperson is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,016 people named Apperson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,148 Americans. That is down 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,416.

#14,739

rank among US surnames

2,016

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-16.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,864)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,734	Elsner	2,017	153,072
#14,739	Siefert	2,016	153,148
#14,748	McCraney	2,015	153,224

Who is named Apperson

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

93% of people named Apperson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Appersons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phoebe Hearst
American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist (1842–1919)

Questions

How common is the surname Apperson?: 2,016 people in the United States had the surname Apperson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,148 Americans. It ranked 14,739th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Apperson?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Apperson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Apperson?: Phoebe Hearst, American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist (1842–1919).
Where is the surname Apperson most common?: Wikidata records people named Apperson in the United States.
Is the surname Apperson getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,416 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,016 in 2010, down 17%.