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    The surname Sherpa

    A surname, carried by 2,164 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S610

    Sherpa: #13,949 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sherpa #13,949, 2,164 people Sherpa: #13,949 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sherpa #13,949, 2,164 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sherpa is more common than 91.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,164 people named Sherpa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,674 Americans. That is up 291% since 2000, when the Census counted 554.

    #13,949
    rank among US surnames
    2,164
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +290.6%
    change since 2000 (was #37,728)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,944Trego2,165142,608
    #13,949Sherpa2,164142,674
    #13,953Kurian2,163142,739
    #13,955Wallick2,162142,806

    Who is named Sherpa

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

    92% of people named Sherpa identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 3.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sherpa

    Sherpa has the Soundex code S610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S610.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Sherpa?
    2,164 people in the United States had the surname Sherpa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,674 Americans. It ranked 13,949th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sherpa?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Sherpa identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Sherpa getting more or less common?
    More common. 554 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,164 in 2010, up 291%.