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    The surname Billups

    A patronymic surname, carried by 6,475 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B412

    Billups: #5,375 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Billups #5,375, 6,475 people Billups: #5,375 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Billups #5,375, 6,475 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Billups is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Philips.

    Billups 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 6,475 people named Billups in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,683 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,082.

    #5,375
    rank among US surnames
    6,475
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.5%
    change since 2000 (was #5,265)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,371Stebbins6,48447,617
    #5,373Cushing6,48047,646
    #5,374Canter6,47747,668
    #5,375Billups6,47547,683
    #5,376Valentino6,47447,690

    Who is named Billups

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

    67% of people named Billups identified as Black (not Hispanic), 28% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 67%
    • White (not Hispanic) 28%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Billupss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Chauncey Billups
      American basketball player and coach, born 1976

    Questions

    How common is the surname Billups?
    6,475 people in the United States had the surname Billups in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,683 Americans. It ranked 5,375th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Billups?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Billups identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 28% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Billups?
    Chauncey Billups, American basketball player and coach.
    Where is the surname Billups most common?
    Wikidata records people named Billups in the United States.
    What type of surname is Billups?
    Billups is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Billups getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,475 in 2010, up 6.5%.