How common is the surname Shoup?

5,164 people in the United States had the surname Shoup in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,788 Americans. It ranked 6,560th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Shoup?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Shoup identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Shoup?

George L. Shoup, American politician (1836–1904), followed by Richard G. Shoup.

Where is the surname Shoup most common?

Wikidata records people named Shoup in the United States.

Is the surname Shoup getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,164 in 2010, down 3.9%.

The surname Shoup

A surname, carried by 5,164 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shoup is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,164 people named Shoup in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,788 Americans. That is down 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,374.

#6,560

rank among US surnames

5,164

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-3.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,899)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,555	Mak	5,170	59,719
#6,557	Scholz	5,169	59,730
#6,558	Cespedes	5,168	59,742
#6,560	Stricker	5,164	59,788
#6,562	Endres	5,163	59,800
#6,565	MacGregor	5,161	59,823

Who is named Shoup

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

95% of people named Shoup identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shoups

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George L. Shoup
American politician (1836–1904)
Richard G. Shoup
American politician (1923–1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shoup

Shoup has the Soundex code S100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S100.

Questions

How common is the surname Shoup?: 5,164 people in the United States had the surname Shoup in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,788 Americans. It ranked 6,560th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shoup?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Shoup identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Shoup?: George L. Shoup, American politician (1836–1904), followed by Richard G. Shoup.
Where is the surname Shoup most common?: Wikidata records people named Shoup in the United States.
Is the surname Shoup getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,164 in 2010, down 3.9%.