How common is the surname Post?

23,458 people in the United States had the surname Post in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,162 Americans. It ranked 1,530th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Post?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Post identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Post?

Wiley Post, American aviator; first pilot to fly solo around the world (1898–1935), followed by Ted Post.

Where is the surname Post most common?

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

Is the surname Post getting more or less common?

More common. 23,155 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,458 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Post

A surname, carried by 23,458 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Post is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,458 people named Post in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,162 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,155.

#1,530

rank among US surnames

23,458

people in 2010

8.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,406)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,521	Larkin	23,578	13,095
#1,522	Poe	23,563	13,103
#1,523	Pritchard	23,549	13,111
#1,524	Masters	23,533	13,120
#1,525	Gunn	23,524	13,125
#1,526	Jeffries	23,510	13,133
#1,527	Dooley	23,481	13,149

Who is named Post

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

94% of people named Post identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Posts

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, 1645–1677
Alise Willoughby
American bicycle motocross rider, born 1991

Notable Posts come mostly from the United States (10) and Dutch Republic (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Post

Posada

Post has the Soundex code P230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P230.

Questions

How common is the surname Post?: 23,458 people in the United States had the surname Post in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,162 Americans. It ranked 1,530th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Post?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Post identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Post?: Wiley Post, American aviator; first pilot to fly solo around the world (1898–1935), followed by Ted Post.
Where is the surname Post most common?: Wikidata records people named Post in the United States and Dutch Republic.
Is the surname Post getting more or less common?: More common. 23,155 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,458 in 2010, up 1.3%.