How common is the surname Mapes?

5,456 people in the United States had the surname Mapes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,588 Americans. It ranked 6,260th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mapes?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Mapes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mapes?

Mary Mapes Dodge, American children's writer (1831-1905).

Where is the surname Mapes most common?

Wikidata records people named Mapes in the United States.

Is the surname Mapes getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,484 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,456 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Mapes

A French surname, carried by 5,456 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mapes is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

Possibly a plural form of French Mape.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,456 people named Mapes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,588 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,484.

#6,260

rank among US surnames

5,456

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,777)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,256	Headrick	5,459	56,557
#6,257	Kwok	5,458	56,568
#6,258	Kite	5,457	56,578
#6,260	Cronk	5,456	56,588
#6,263	Amerson	5,455	56,599

Who is named Mapes

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

93% of people named Mapes identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mapess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Mapes Dodge
American children's writer (1831-1905)

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mapes come from?: Possibly a plural form of French Mape.
How common is the surname Mapes?: 5,456 people in the United States had the surname Mapes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,588 Americans. It ranked 6,260th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mapes?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Mapes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mapes?: Mary Mapes Dodge, American children's writer (1831-1905).
Where is the surname Mapes most common?: Wikidata records people named Mapes in the United States.
Is the surname Mapes getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,484 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,456 in 2010, down 0.5%.