How common is the surname Pippen?

1,668 people in the United States had the surname Pippen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,099 Americans. It ranked 17,033rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pippen?

Scottie Pippen, American basketball player (born 1965), followed by Scotty Pippen Jr..

Where is the surname Pippen most common?

Wikidata records people named Pippen in the United States.

Is the surname Pippen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,668 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Pippen

A surname, carried by 1,668 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pippen is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,668 people named Pippen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 185,099 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,656.

#17,033

rank among US surnames

1,668

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,074)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,026	Kassa	1,669	184,988
#17,033	Burdge	1,668	185,099
#17,040	Peed	1,667	185,210

Who is named Pippen

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

55% of people named Pippen identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pippens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Scottie Pippen
American basketball player (born 1965)
Scotty Pippen Jr.
American basketball player (born 2000)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pippen

Pippin

Pippen has the Soundex code P150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P150.

Questions

How common is the surname Pippen?: 1,668 people in the United States had the surname Pippen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,099 Americans. It ranked 17,033rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pippen?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Pippen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pippen?: Scottie Pippen, American basketball player (born 1965), followed by Scotty Pippen Jr..
Where is the surname Pippen most common?: Wikidata records people named Pippen in the United States.
Is the surname Pippen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,668 in 2010, up 0.7%.