How common is the surname Papa?

6,005 people in the United States had the surname Papa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,415 Americans. It ranked 5,768th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Papa?

In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Papa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Papa?

Emiliano Papa, Argentine footballer, followed by Tom Papa.

Where is the surname Papa most common?

Wikidata records people named Papa in Argentina, the United States and Albania.

Is the surname Papa getting more or less common?

More common. 5,884 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,005 in 2010, up 2.1%.

Is Papa also a first name?

Yes. Papa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Papa

A surname, carried by 6,005 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Papa is more common than 96.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,005 people named Papa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,415 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,884.

#5,768

rank among US surnames

6,005

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,438)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,765	Luck	6,008	51,389
#5,766	Leonardo	6,007	51,398
#5,767	Guadarrama	6,006	51,406
#5,768	Papa	6,005	51,415

Who is named Papa

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

83% of people named Papa identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Papas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emiliano Papa
Argentine footballer, born 1982
Tom Papa
American comedian, actor, born 1968
Enriko Papa
Albanian footballer, born 1993

Notable Papas come mostly from Argentina (1), the United States (1) and Albania (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Papa

Papa has the Soundex code P100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P100.

Questions

How common is the surname Papa?: 6,005 people in the United States had the surname Papa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,415 Americans. It ranked 5,768th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Papa?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Papa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Papa?: Emiliano Papa, Argentine footballer, followed by Tom Papa.
Where is the surname Papa most common?: Wikidata records people named Papa in Argentina, the United States and Albania.
Is the surname Papa getting more or less common?: More common. 5,884 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,005 in 2010, up 2.1%.
Is Papa also a first name?: Yes. Papa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.