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    The surname Pepper

    An occupational surname, carried by 11,374 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P160

    Pepper: #3,178 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Pepper #3,178, 11,374 people Pepper: #3,178 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pepper #3,178, 11,374 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pepper is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    A surname originating as an occupation for a seller of pepper.

    Pepper is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,374 people named Pepper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,145 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,274.

    #3,178
    rank among US surnames
    11,374
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,931)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,169Breeden11,39527,095
    #3,170Gossett11,38927,109
    #3,171Causey11,38727,114
    #3,173Roush11,38627,116
    #3,174Zamudio11,38427,121
    #3,175Mancini11,38227,126
    #3,176Withers11,38127,128

    Who is named Pepper

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

    89% of people named Pepper identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Peppers

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Art Pepper
      American saxophonist (1925–1982)
    • Jeannie Pepper
      American adult film actress (born 1958)
    • Beverly Pepper
      American artist (1922-2020)
    • Claude Pepper
      American politician (1900–1989)
    • Barbara Pepper
      American actress, 1915–1969
    • Jim Pepper
      American Kaw-Muscogee Creek jazz musician (1941-1992)
    • George W. Pepper
      American politician (1867-1961)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pepper

    Pepper has the Soundex code P160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P160.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Pepper?
    11,374 people in the United States had the surname Pepper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,145 Americans. It ranked 3,178th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pepper?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Pepper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Pepper?
    Art Pepper, American saxophonist (1925–1982), followed by Jeannie Pepper.
    Where is the surname Pepper most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pepper in the United States.
    What type of surname is Pepper?
    Pepper is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Pepper getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,374 in 2010, up 0.9%.