How common is the surname Esper?

1,232 people in the United States had the surname Esper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,605 Americans. It ranked 21,272nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Esper?

In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Esper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Esper?

Mark T. Esper, 27th United States Secretary of Defense (2017-2020), followed by Michael Esper.

Where is the surname Esper most common?

Wikidata records people named Esper in the United States.

Is the surname Esper getting more or less common?

More common. 1,176 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,232 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Esper

A surname, carried by 1,232 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Esper is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,232 people named Esper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,605 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,176.

#21,272

rank among US surnames

1,232

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #20,871)

Who is named Esper

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

83% of people named Esper identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Two or more races 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Espers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark T. Esper
27th United States Secretary of Defense (2017-2020)
Michael Esper
American actor, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Esper

Esper has the Soundex code E216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E216.

Questions

How common is the surname Esper?: 1,232 people in the United States had the surname Esper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,605 Americans. It ranked 21,272nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Esper?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Esper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Esper?: Mark T. Esper, 27th United States Secretary of Defense (2017-2020), followed by Michael Esper.
Where is the surname Esper most common?: Wikidata records people named Esper in the United States.
Is the surname Esper getting more or less common?: More common. 1,176 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,232 in 2010, up 4.8%.