How common is the surname Propp?

988 people in the United States had the surname Propp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 312,495 Americans. It ranked 25,115th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Propp?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Propp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Propp getting more or less common?

Less common. 989 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 988 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Propp

A German surname, carried by 988 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P610

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Propp is more common than 84.5% of them.

Origin

German origin

North German surname, from Middle Low German propp (“support (for vines), stopper plug”), of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from Latin propago (“I extend, propagate”).

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 988 people named Propp in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 312,495 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 989.

#25,115

rank among US surnames

988

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #23,848)

Who is named Propp

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

96% of people named Propp identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Two or more races 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Propp come from?: North German surname, from Middle Low German propp (“support (for vines), stopper plug”), of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from Latin propago (“I extend, propagate”).
How common is the surname Propp?: 988 people in the United States had the surname Propp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 312,495 Americans. It ranked 25,115th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Propp?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Propp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Propp getting more or less common?: Less common. 989 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 988 in 2010, down 0.1%.