How common is the surname Piper?

22,329 people in the United States had the surname Piper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,827 Americans. It ranked 1,607th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Piper?

Billie Piper, British actress and singer (born 1982), followed by John Piper.

Where is the surname Piper most common?

Wikidata records people named Piper in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Piper?

Piper is /ˈpaɪpə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Piper getting more or less common?

More common. 21,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,329 in 2010, up 3.7%.

Is Piper also a first name?

Yes. Piper is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Piper

An occupational surname, carried by 22,329 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpaɪpə(ɹ)/ 2 syllables Soundex P160 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Piper is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation.

Piper 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 22,329 people named Piper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,827 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,526.

#1,607

rank among US surnames

22,329

people in 2010

7.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,537)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,598	Ames	22,385	13,793
#1,599	Purcell	22,383	13,794
#1,600	Ludwig	22,380	13,796
#1,601	Souza	22,373	13,800
#1,602	Huggins	22,371	13,801
#1,603	Amador	22,370	13,802
#1,604	Dunham	22,362	13,807

Who is named Piper

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

86% of people named Piper identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pipers

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Billie Piper
British actress and singer (born 1982)
John Piper
American theologian and writer, born 1946
Donald Piper
Basketball player (1911–1963)
H. Beam Piper
American science fiction writer (1904–1964)
Adrian Piper
American artist (b. 1948)
Carly Piper
American swimmer, born 1983
Charles Piper
American botanist (1867–1926)
Randy Piper
American guitarist, born 1953

Notable Pipers come mostly from the United States (7) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Piper

Piper 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 Piper?: 22,329 people in the United States had the surname Piper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,827 Americans. It ranked 1,607th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Piper?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Piper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Piper?: Billie Piper, British actress and singer (born 1982), followed by John Piper.
Where is the surname Piper most common?: Wikidata records people named Piper in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Piper?: Piper is /ˈpaɪpə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Piper?: Piper is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Piper getting more or less common?: More common. 21,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,329 in 2010, up 3.7%.
Is Piper also a first name?: Yes. Piper is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.