How common is the surname Maple?

4,585 people in the United States had the surname Maple in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,338 Americans. It ranked 7,268th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Maple?

Wiley Maple, American alpine skier, followed by Lana Rhoades.

Where is the surname Maple most common?

Wikidata records people named Maple in the United States.

Is the surname Maple getting more or less common?

More common. 4,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,585 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname Maple

A surname, carried by 4,585 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maple is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

English surname, from the noun maple.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,585 people named Maple in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,338 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,292.

#7,268

rank among US surnames

4,585

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,170)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,261	Beggs	4,590	67,265
#7,264	Humble	4,588	67,294
#7,265	Spikes	4,586	67,323
#7,268	Fullmer	4,585	67,338
#7,270	Grube	4,584	67,353
#7,272	Pass	4,583	67,368
#7,274	Botts	4,582	67,382

Who is named Maple

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

75% of people named Maple identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Maples

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wiley Maple
American alpine skier, born 1990
Lana Rhoades
American internet personality, podcaster and former pornographic film actress (born 1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Mapel

Maple has the Soundex code M140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M140.

Questions

Where does the surname Maple come from?: English surname, from the noun maple.
How common is the surname Maple?: 4,585 people in the United States had the surname Maple in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,338 Americans. It ranked 7,268th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maple?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Maple identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Maple?: Wiley Maple, American alpine skier, followed by Lana Rhoades.
Where is the surname Maple most common?: Wikidata records people named Maple in the United States.
Is the surname Maple getting more or less common?: More common. 4,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,585 in 2010, up 6.8%.
What are other spellings of Maple?: Mapel.