How common is the surname Papas?

1,279 people in the United States had the surname Papas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. It ranked 20,687th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Papas?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Papas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Papas?

Arthur Papas, Australian association football player and manager.

Where is the surname Papas most common?

Wikidata records people named Papas in Australia.

Is the surname Papas getting more or less common?

More common. 1,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,279 in 2010, up 6.9%.

The surname Papas

A surname, carried by 1,279 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Papas is more common than 87.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,279 people named Papas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,196.

#20,687

rank among US surnames

1,279

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #20,589)

Who is named Papas

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

90% of people named Papas identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Papass

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Papas
Australian association football player and manager, born 1980

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Surnames that sound like Papas

Pappas

Papas has the Soundex code P120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P120.

Questions

How common is the surname Papas?: 1,279 people in the United States had the surname Papas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. It ranked 20,687th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Papas?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Papas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Papas?: Arthur Papas, Australian association football player and manager.
Where is the surname Papas most common?: Wikidata records people named Papas in Australia.
Is the surname Papas getting more or less common?: More common. 1,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,279 in 2010, up 6.9%.