How common is the surname Rupert?

7,936 people in the United States had the surname Rupert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,904 Americans. It ranked 4,474th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rupert?

Anton Edward Rupert, Afrikaner South African billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and conservationist (1916–20.

Where is the surname Rupert most common?

Wikidata records people named Rupert in South Africa.

Is the surname Rupert getting more or less common?

More common. 7,875 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,936 in 2010, up 0.8%.

Is Rupert also a first name?

Yes. Rupert is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rupert

A surname, carried by 7,936 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R163 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rupert is more common than 97.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,936 people named Rupert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,904 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,875.

#4,474

rank among US surnames

7,936

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,173)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,465	Cromer	7,952	38,826
#4,466	Fincher	7,951	38,831
#4,467	Loper	7,950	38,836
#4,469	Fellows	7,948	38,846
#4,470	Blythe	7,947	38,851
#4,471	Urias	7,941	38,880
#4,472	Haddock	7,940	38,885

Who is named Rupert

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

87% of people named Rupert identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ruperts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anton Edward Rupert
Afrikaner South African billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and conservationist (1916–20

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rupert

Rupert has the Soundex code R163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R163.

Questions

How common is the surname Rupert?: 7,936 people in the United States had the surname Rupert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,904 Americans. It ranked 4,474th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rupert?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Rupert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rupert?: Anton Edward Rupert, Afrikaner South African billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and conservationist (1916–20.
Where is the surname Rupert most common?: Wikidata records people named Rupert in South Africa.
Is the surname Rupert getting more or less common?: More common. 7,875 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,936 in 2010, up 0.8%.
Is Rupert also a first name?: Yes. Rupert is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.