How common is the surname Imperial?

1,576 people in the United States had the surname Imperial in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,905 Americans. It ranked 17,775th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Imperial getting more or less common?

More common. 1,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,576 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Imperial

A surname, carried by 1,576 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex I516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Imperial is more common than 89% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,576 people named Imperial in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 195,905 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,353.

#17,775

rank among US surnames

1,576

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+16.5%

change since 2000 (was #18,748)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,775	Willner	1,576	195,905
#17,784	Mallari	1,575	196,029

Who is named Imperial

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

39% of people named Imperial identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 27% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 28%
White (not Hispanic) 27%
Two or more races 3.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Imperial?: 1,576 people in the United States had the surname Imperial in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,905 Americans. It ranked 17,775th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Imperial?: In the 2010 Census, 39% of people named Imperial identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Imperial getting more or less common?: More common. 1,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,576 in 2010, up 17%.