# Apple (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/apple/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,948 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,050 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 44,437 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.7% (6,898 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæp.əl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From apple. As a surname, also an Americanized form of Appel or Apfel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Apple in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Apple in the United States.

## People named Apple

- Zach Apple, American swimmer

## Similar surnames

Appel, Apel, Appell, Avila, Abel, Abell, Able, Abella, Avilla, Abila, Abele, Abello.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.