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    The surname Maples

    A surname, carried by 10,603 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M142

    Maples: #3,367 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Maples #3,367, 10,603 people Maples: #3,367 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Maples #3,367, 10,603 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maples is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,603 people named Maples in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,119 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 10,559.

    #3,367
    rank among US surnames
    10,603
    people in 2010
    3.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.4%
    change since 2000 (was #3,134)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,358Toro10,65028,990
    #3,359Kitchens10,64728,998
    #3,360Libby10,63129,042
    #3,362Crider10,62129,069
    #3,363Newkirk10,62029,072
    #3,364Malcolm10,61829,078
    #3,365Montenegro10,60629,110

    Who is named Maples

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

    89% of people named Maples identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mapless

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marla Maples
      American actress and TV personality (born 1963)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Maples?
    10,603 people in the United States had the surname Maples in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,119 Americans. It ranked 3,367th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Maples?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Maples identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Maples?
    Marla Maples, American actress and TV personality (born 1963).
    Where is the surname Maples most common?
    Wikidata records people named Maples in the United States.
    Is the surname Maples getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,559 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,603 in 2010, up 0.4%.