How common is the surname Pappas?

16,559 people in the United States had the surname Pappas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,645 Americans. It ranked 2,198th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pappas?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pappas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pappas?

Chris Pappas, American politician in New Hampshire (born 1980), followed by Tom Pappas.

Where is the surname Pappas most common?

Wikidata records people named Pappas in the United States.

Is the surname Pappas getting more or less common?

Less common. 16,754 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,559 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Pappas

A Greek surname, carried by 16,559 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). Pappas is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

Greek origin

From Greek παπάς (papás, “priest”).

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 16,559 people named Pappas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,645 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,754.

#2,198

rank among US surnames

16,559

people in 2010

5.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,977)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,189	Alaniz	16,596	18,604
#2,191	McNair	16,595	18,605
#2,192	Baer	16,587	18,614
#2,194	Rosenthal	16,583	18,618
#2,195	Pickens	16,577	18,625
#2,196	Balderas	16,576	18,626
#2,197	Giordano	16,569	18,634

Who is named Pappas

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

94% of people named Pappas identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pappass

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Pappas
American politician in New Hampshire (born 1980)
Tom Pappas
American decathlete, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pappas

Papas

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

Other Greek surnames

All 45 Greek surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Pappas come from?: From Greek παπάς (papás, “priest”).
How common is the surname Pappas?: 16,559 people in the United States had the surname Pappas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,645 Americans. It ranked 2,198th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pappas?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pappas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pappas?: Chris Pappas, American politician in New Hampshire (born 1980), followed by Tom Pappas.
Where is the surname Pappas most common?: Wikidata records people named Pappas in the United States.
Is the surname Pappas getting more or less common?: Less common. 16,754 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,559 in 2010, down 1.2%.