# Post (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/post/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,458 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,530 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,162 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (23,155 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Post in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Post in the United States and Dutch Republic.

## People named Post

- Wiley Post, American aviator; first pilot to fly solo around the world (1898–1935)
- Ted Post, American director (1918-2013)
- Markie Post, American actress (1950-2021)
- Albertson Van Zo Post, American fencer and author (1866–1938)
- Marjorie Merriweather Post, American businesswoman (1887–1973)
- Emily Post, American etiquette expert (1872–1960)
- Marion Post Wolcott, American photographer (1910–1990)
- George Edward Post, American surgeon and naturalist (1838-1909)
- George B. Post, American architect (1837–1913)
- Maurits Post, Architect from the Northern Netherlands
- Alise Willoughby, American bicycle motocross rider

## Similar surnames

Posada, Pickett, Puckett, Paquette, Pigott, Piggott, Pisciotta, Paquet, Paget, Pizzuto, Peixoto, Piquet.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.