How common is the surname Poppe?

3,333 people in the United States had the surname Poppe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,633 Americans. It ranked 9,730th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Poppe?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Poppe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Poppe?

Edward Poppe, Belgian priest (1890-1924).

Where is the surname Poppe most common?

Wikidata records people named Poppe in Belgium.

Is the surname Poppe getting more or less common?

More common. 3,112 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,333 in 2010, up 7.1%.

The surname Poppe

A surname, carried by 3,333 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Poppe is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,333 people named Poppe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,633 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,112.

#9,730

rank among US surnames

3,333

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,583)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,722	Mower	3,336	92,550
#9,727	Nevels	3,335	92,577
#9,728	Vale	3,334	92,605
#9,730	Suttle	3,333	92,633
#9,733	Frakes	3,332	92,661
#9,734	Strode	3,331	92,689
#9,735	Crispin	3,330	92,716

Who is named Poppe

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

95% of people named Poppe identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Poppes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Poppe
Belgian priest (1890-1924)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Poppe

Poppe 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 Poppe?: 3,333 people in the United States had the surname Poppe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,633 Americans. It ranked 9,730th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Poppe?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Poppe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Poppe?: Edward Poppe, Belgian priest (1890-1924).
Where is the surname Poppe most common?: Wikidata records people named Poppe in Belgium.
Is the surname Poppe getting more or less common?: More common. 3,112 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,333 in 2010, up 7.1%.