How common is the surname Appling?

2,781 people in the United States had the surname Appling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,020 Americans. It ranked 11,343rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Appling?

Keith Appling, American basketball player (born 1992), followed by Luke Appling.

Where is the surname Appling most common?

Wikidata records people named Appling in the United States.

Is the surname Appling getting more or less common?

More common. 2,678 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,781 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Appling

A surname, carried by 2,781 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A145

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Appling is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,781 people named Appling in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,020 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,678.

#11,343

rank among US surnames

2,781

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,907)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,335	Dedios	2,784	110,900
#11,339	Platz	2,783	110,940
#11,341	Greenstein	2,782	110,980
#11,343	Asberry	2,781	111,020
#11,348	Aubuchon	2,780	111,060

Who is named Appling

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

54% of people named Appling identified as white (not Hispanic), 40% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 40%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Applings

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Keith Appling
American basketball player (born 1992)
Luke Appling
American baseball player and coach (1907-1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Appling

Appling has the Soundex code A145, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A145.

Questions

How common is the surname Appling?: 2,781 people in the United States had the surname Appling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,020 Americans. It ranked 11,343rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Appling?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Appling identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Appling?: Keith Appling, American basketball player (born 1992), followed by Luke Appling.
Where is the surname Appling most common?: Wikidata records people named Appling in the United States.
Is the surname Appling getting more or less common?: More common. 2,678 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,781 in 2010, up 3.8%.