How common is the surname Glasper?

2,647 people in the United States had the surname Glasper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,640 Americans. It ranked 11,821st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Glasper?

Robert Glasper, American jazz pianist, composer and record producer.

Where is the surname Glasper most common?

Wikidata records people named Glasper in the United States.

Is the surname Glasper getting more or less common?

More common. 2,274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,647 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Glasper

A surname, carried by 2,647 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G421

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Glasper is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,647 people named Glasper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,640 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,274.

#11,821

rank among US surnames

2,647

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+16.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,499)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,815	Inglis	2,649	116,552
#11,818	Nalls	2,648	116,596
#11,821	Glasper	2,647	116,640
#11,829	Rollo	2,646	116,684

Who is named Glasper

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

86% of people named Glasper identified as Black (not Hispanic), 7.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 86%
White (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Two or more races 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Glaspers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Glasper
American jazz pianist, composer and record producer, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Glasper

Glasper has the Soundex code G421, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G421.

Questions

How common is the surname Glasper?: 2,647 people in the United States had the surname Glasper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,640 Americans. It ranked 11,821st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Glasper?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Glasper identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Glasper?: Robert Glasper, American jazz pianist, composer and record producer.
Where is the surname Glasper most common?: Wikidata records people named Glasper in the United States.
Is the surname Glasper getting more or less common?: More common. 2,274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,647 in 2010, up 16%.