How common is the surname Depew?

5,135 people in the United States had the surname Depew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,126 Americans. It ranked 6,595th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Depew?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Depew identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Depew?

Chauncey Depew, American politician (1834–1928).

Where is the surname Depew most common?

Wikidata records people named Depew in the United States.

Is the surname Depew getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,149 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,135 in 2010, down 0.3%.

The surname Depew

A surname, carried by 5,135 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Depew is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,135 people named Depew in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,126 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,149.

#6,595

rank among US surnames

5,135

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,133)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,586	Rigdon	5,145	60,009
#6,587	Matz	5,143	60,032
#6,588	Beane	5,142	60,044
#6,589	Kranz	5,141	60,056
#6,590	Yanes	5,140	60,067
#6,591	Knighton	5,139	60,079
#6,593	Benfield	5,138	60,091

Who is named Depew

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

94% of people named Depew identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Depews

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chauncey Depew
American politician (1834–1928)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Depew

Depew has the Soundex code D100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D100.

Questions

How common is the surname Depew?: 5,135 people in the United States had the surname Depew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,126 Americans. It ranked 6,595th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Depew?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Depew identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Depew?: Chauncey Depew, American politician (1834–1928).
Where is the surname Depew most common?: Wikidata records people named Depew in the United States.
Is the surname Depew getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,149 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,135 in 2010, down 0.3%.