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    The surname Opie

    A Cornish surname, carried by 964 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex O100

    Opie: #25,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Opie #25,601, 964 people Opie: #25,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Opie #25,601, 964 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Opie is more common than 84.2% of them.

    Origin

    Cornish origin

    From the Cornish surname, from a pet form of various personal names such as Osborn or Osbald.

    One of 18 Cornish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 964 people named Opie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 320,275 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 915.

    #25,601
    rank among US surnames
    964
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.4%
    change since 2000 (was #25,398)

    Who is named Opie

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

    81% of people named Opie identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Opies

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Julian Opie
      British artist (born 1958)
    • Catherine Opie
      American photographer (born 1961)
    • Chris Opie
      British cyclist, born 1987

    Notable Opies come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

    Other Cornish surnames

    All 18 Cornish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Opie come from?
    From the Cornish surname, from a pet form of various personal names such as Osborn or Osbald.
    How common is the surname Opie?
    964 people in the United States had the surname Opie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 320,275 Americans. It ranked 25,601st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Opie?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Opie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Opie?
    Julian Opie, British artist (born 1958), followed by Catherine Opie.
    Where is the surname Opie most common?
    Wikidata records people named Opie in the United Kingdom and the United States.
    Is the surname Opie getting more or less common?
    More common. 915 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 964 in 2010, up 5.4%.