How common is the surname Peppers?

5,171 people in the United States had the surname Peppers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,707 Americans. It ranked 6,551st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peppers?

Julius Peppers, American football player, followed by Jabrill Peppers.

Where is the surname Peppers most common?

Wikidata records people named Peppers in the United States.

Is the surname Peppers getting more or less common?

More common. 4,831 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,171 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Peppers

A surname, carried by 5,171 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peppers is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,171 people named Peppers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,707 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,831.

#6,551

rank among US surnames

5,171

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #6,486)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,542	Leffler	5,176	59,649
#6,546	Berglund	5,173	59,684
#6,548	Cannady	5,172	59,696
#6,551	Peppers	5,171	59,707
#6,555	Mak	5,170	59,719
#6,557	Scholz	5,169	59,730
#6,558	Cespedes	5,168	59,742

Who is named Peppers

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

67% of people named Peppers identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pepperss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julius Peppers
American football player, born 1980
Jabrill Peppers
American football player (born 1995)

Questions

How common is the surname Peppers?: 5,171 people in the United States had the surname Peppers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,707 Americans. It ranked 6,551st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peppers?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Peppers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peppers?: Julius Peppers, American football player, followed by Jabrill Peppers.
Where is the surname Peppers most common?: Wikidata records people named Peppers in the United States.
Is the surname Peppers getting more or less common?: More common. 4,831 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,171 in 2010, up 7.0%.