How common is the surname Poage?

1,390 people in the United States had the surname Poage in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,119 Americans. It ranked 19,441st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Poage?

George Poage, American hurdler and sprinter (1880–1962).

Where is the surname Poage most common?

Wikidata records people named Poage in the United States.

Is the surname Poage getting more or less common?

More common. 1,308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,390 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Poage

A surname, carried by 1,390 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Poage is more common than 88% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,390 people named Poage in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,119 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,308.

#19,441

rank among US surnames

1,390

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #19,196)

Who is named Poage

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

92% of people named Poage identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Poages

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Poage
American hurdler and sprinter (1880–1962)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Poage

Poage has the Soundex code P200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P200.

Questions

How common is the surname Poage?: 1,390 people in the United States had the surname Poage in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,119 Americans. It ranked 19,441st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Poage?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Poage identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Poage?: George Poage, American hurdler and sprinter (1880–1962).
Where is the surname Poage most common?: Wikidata records people named Poage in the United States.
Is the surname Poage getting more or less common?: More common. 1,308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,390 in 2010, up 6.3%.