How common is the surname Pogue?

7,493 people in the United States had the surname Pogue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,205 Americans. It ranked 4,734th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pogue?

William R. Pogue, American astronaut (1930-2014).

Where is the surname Pogue most common?

Wikidata records people named Pogue in the United States.

Is the surname Pogue getting more or less common?

More common. 7,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,493 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Pogue

A surname, carried by 7,493 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pogue is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

Variant of the surname Pollock influenced by Irish póg (“kiss”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,493 people named Pogue in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,205 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,288.

#4,734

rank among US surnames

7,493

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,480)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,731	Levi	7,500	41,166
#4,732	Peeples	7,499	41,172
#4,733	Kozak	7,495	41,194
#4,734	Pogue	7,493	41,205

Who is named Pogue

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

81% of people named Pogue identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pogues

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William R. Pogue
American astronaut (1930-2014)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pogue

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

Questions

Where does the surname Pogue come from?: Variant of the surname Pollock influenced by Irish póg (“kiss”).
How common is the surname Pogue?: 7,493 people in the United States had the surname Pogue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,205 Americans. It ranked 4,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pogue?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Pogue identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pogue?: William R. Pogue, American astronaut (1930-2014).
Where is the surname Pogue most common?: Wikidata records people named Pogue in the United States.
Is the surname Pogue getting more or less common?: More common. 7,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,493 in 2010, up 2.8%.