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    The surname Epps

    A surname, carried by 20,112 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex E120

    Epps: #1,784 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Epps #1,784, 20,112 people Epps: #1,784 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Epps #1,784, 20,112 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Epps is more common than 98.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 20,112 people named Epps in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,351 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,780.

    #1,784
    rank among US surnames
    20,112
    people in 2010
    6.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.1%
    change since 2000 (was #1,747)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,775Cornelius20,16015,315
    #1,777Barnhart20,15715,317
    #1,778Rendon20,14315,328
    #1,779Hannah20,13815,331
    #1,780Pedersen20,13515,334
    #1,781Stubbs20,13415,335
    #1,782Starks20,13015,338

    Who is named Epps

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

    62% of people named Epps identified as Black (not Hispanic), 31% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 62%
    • White (not Hispanic) 31%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Eppss

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mike Epps
      American actor, musician and comedian, born 1970
    • Omar Epps
      American actor and musician, born 1973
    • Jeanette J. Epps
      American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut (born 1970)
    • Shareeka Epps
      American actress, born 1989

    Questions

    How common is the surname Epps?
    20,112 people in the United States had the surname Epps in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,351 Americans. It ranked 1,784th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Epps?
    In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Epps identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Epps?
    Mike Epps, American actor, musician and comedian, followed by Omar Epps.
    Where is the surname Epps most common?
    Wikidata records people named Epps in the United States.
    Is the surname Epps getting more or less common?
    More common. 18,780 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,112 in 2010, up 7.1%.