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    The surname Papke

    A surname, carried by 1,542 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex P120

    Papke: #18,078 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Papke #18,078, 1,542 people Papke: #18,078 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Papke #18,078, 1,542 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Papke is more common than 88.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,542 people named Papke in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 200,224 Americans. That is down 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,621.

    #18,078
    rank among US surnames
    1,542
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -4.9%
    change since 2000 (was #16,360)

    Who is named Papke

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

    94% of people named Papke identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Papke?
    1,542 people in the United States had the surname Papke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,224 Americans. It ranked 18,078th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Papke?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Papke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Papke getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,621 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,542 in 2010, down 4.9%.