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    The surname Pop

    A surname, carried by 1,560 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex P100

    Pop: #17,921 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pop #17,921, 1,560 people Pop: #17,921 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pop #17,921, 1,560 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pop is more common than 89% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,560 people named Pop in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 197,914 Americans. That is up 70% since 2000, when the Census counted 920.

    #17,921
    rank among US surnames
    1,560
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +69.6%
    change since 2000 (was #25,272)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,921Pop1,560197,914
    #17,927Mayton1,559198,041

    Who is named Pop

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

    85% of people named Pop identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Pops

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jimmy Pop
      American musician, born 1972

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pop

    Pop has the Soundex code P100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P100.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Pop?
    1,560 people in the United States had the surname Pop in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,914 Americans. It ranked 17,921st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pop?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Pop identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Pop?
    Jimmy Pop, American musician.
    Where is the surname Pop most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pop in the United States.
    Is the surname Pop getting more or less common?
    More common. 920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,560 in 2010, up 70%.