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    The surname Applegate

    A surname, carried by 11,762 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A142

    Applegate: #3,046 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Applegate #3,046, 11,762 people Applegate: #3,046 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Applegate #3,046, 11,762 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Applegate is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Applegarth.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,762 people named Applegate in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,249 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,569.

    #3,046
    rank among US surnames
    11,762
    people in 2010
    4.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,845)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,037Cardwell11,79126,185
    #3,038Milam11,78726,194
    #3,039Bowie11,78626,196
    #3,040Halverson11,78126,207
    #3,041Speer11,77026,232
    #3,042Amaro11,76926,234
    #3,043McMillian11,76526,243

    Who is named Applegate

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

    93% of people named Applegate identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Applegates

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Christina Applegate
      American actress (born 1971)
    • Katherine Applegate
      American writer, born 1956
    • AJ Applegate
      American pornographic performer (born 1989)
    • Royce D. Applegate
      American actor (1939–2003)
    • Debby Applegate
      American biographer, born 1968
    • Douglas Applegate
      American politician (1928–2021)
    • Eddie Applegate
      American artist (1935-2016)
    • Shauna Grant
      American pornographic actress and nude model (1963–1984)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Applegate come from?
    Variant of Applegarth.
    How common is the surname Applegate?
    11,762 people in the United States had the surname Applegate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,249 Americans. It ranked 3,046th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Applegate?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Applegate identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Applegate?
    Christina Applegate, American actress (born 1971), followed by Katherine Applegate.
    Where is the surname Applegate most common?
    Wikidata records people named Applegate in the United States.
    Is the surname Applegate getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,569 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,762 in 2010, up 1.7%.