How common is the surname Papadopoulos?

2,313 people in the United States had the surname Papadopoulos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,483 Americans. It ranked 13,214th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Papadopoulos?

Tassos Papadopoulos, 5th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2003-2008), followed by George Papadopoulos.

Where is the surname Papadopoulos most common?

Wikidata records people named Papadopoulos in Cyprus, the United States and Greece.

Is the surname Papadopoulos getting more or less common?

More common. 2,093 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,313 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Papadopoulos

A Greek surname, carried by 2,313 people in the United States.

5 syllables Soundex P131

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Papadopoulos is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

Greek origin

Borrowed from Greek Παπαδόπουλος (Papadópoulos).

One of 45 Greek surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,313 people named Papadopoulos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,483 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,093.

#13,214

rank among US surnames

2,313

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+10.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,352)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,210	Wigfall	2,314	133,425
#13,214	Pattillo	2,313	133,483
#13,219	Devitt	2,312	133,540
#13,221	Vanvalkenburg	2,311	133,598

Who is named Papadopoulos

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

96% of people named Papadopoulos identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Papadopouloss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tassos Papadopoulos
5th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2003-2008)
George Papadopoulos
American political advisor (born 1987)
Alexander Payne
American film director, producer and screenwriter (born 1961)

Notable Papadopouloss come mostly from Cyprus (1), the United States (1) and Greece (1).

Other Greek surnames

All 45 Greek surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Papadopoulos come from?: Borrowed from Greek Παπαδόπουλος (Papadópoulos).
How common is the surname Papadopoulos?: 2,313 people in the United States had the surname Papadopoulos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,483 Americans. It ranked 13,214th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Papadopoulos?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Papadopoulos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Papadopoulos?: Tassos Papadopoulos, 5th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2003-2008), followed by George Papadopoulos.
Where is the surname Papadopoulos most common?: Wikidata records people named Papadopoulos in Cyprus, the United States and Greece.
Is the surname Papadopoulos getting more or less common?: More common. 2,093 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,313 in 2010, up 11%.