How common is the surname Northup?

2,686 people in the United States had the surname Northup in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,946 Americans. It ranked 11,672nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Northup?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Northup identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Northup?

Harry Northup, American actor and poet, followed by Anne Northup.

Where is the surname Northup most common?

Wikidata records people named Northup in the United States.

Is the surname Northup getting more or less common?

More common. 2,586 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,686 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Northup

A surname, carried by 2,686 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N631

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Northup is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,686 people named Northup in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,946 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,586.

#11,672

rank among US surnames

2,686

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,237)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,663	Slover	2,688	114,861
#11,669	Sher	2,687	114,903
#11,672	Luongo	2,686	114,946
#11,675	Guin	2,685	114,989
#11,679	Petitt	2,684	115,032

Who is named Northup

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

90% of people named Northup identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Northups

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harry Northup
American actor and poet, born 1940
Anne Northup
American politician in Kentucky (born 1948)

Questions

How common is the surname Northup?: 2,686 people in the United States had the surname Northup in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,946 Americans. It ranked 11,672nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Northup?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Northup identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Northup?: Harry Northup, American actor and poet, followed by Anne Northup.
Where is the surname Northup most common?: Wikidata records people named Northup in the United States.
Is the surname Northup getting more or less common?: More common. 2,586 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,686 in 2010, up 3.9%.