How common is the surname Fuqua?

8,312 people in the United States had the surname Fuqua in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,145 Americans. It ranked 4,274th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fuqua?

Antoine Fuqua, American film director, followed by Harvey Fuqua.

Where is the surname Fuqua most common?

Wikidata records people named Fuqua in the United States.

Is the surname Fuqua getting more or less common?

More common. 8,031 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,312 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Fuqua

A surname, carried by 8,312 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fuqua is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,312 people named Fuqua in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,145 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,031.

#4,274

rank among US surnames

8,312

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,080)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,265	Hauck	8,322	37,100
#4,266	Hutcheson	8,321	37,104
#4,267	Faison	8,320	37,109
#4,269	Melchor	8,319	37,113
#4,270	Burchett	8,318	37,118
#4,272	Abdullah	8,314	37,136
#4,273	Orosco	8,313	37,140

Who is named Fuqua

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

71% of people named Fuqua identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fuquas

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Antoine Fuqua
American film director, born 1965
Harvey Fuqua
American musician, record producer (1929–2010)
Don Fuqua
American politician, born 1933
Henry L. Fuqua
American politician (1865–1926); Governor of Louisiana, 1924-1926

Questions

How common is the surname Fuqua?: 8,312 people in the United States had the surname Fuqua in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,145 Americans. It ranked 4,274th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fuqua?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Fuqua identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fuqua?: Antoine Fuqua, American film director, followed by Harvey Fuqua.
Where is the surname Fuqua most common?: Wikidata records people named Fuqua in the United States.
Is the surname Fuqua getting more or less common?: More common. 8,031 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,312 in 2010, up 3.5%.