How common is the surname Sproles?

1,553 people in the United States had the surname Sproles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,806 Americans. It ranked 17,980th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sproles?

Darren Sproles, American football player (born 1983).

Where is the surname Sproles most common?

Wikidata records people named Sproles in the United States.

Is the surname Sproles getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,553 in 2010, down 0.8%.

The surname Sproles

A surname, carried by 1,553 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S164

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sproles is more common than 88.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,553 people named Sproles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,806 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,566.

#17,980

rank among US surnames

1,553

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #16,783)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,975	Archila	1,554	198,678
#17,980	Plath	1,553	198,806

Who is named Sproles

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

89% of people named Sproles identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sproless

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Darren Sproles
American football player (born 1983)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sproles

Sproles has the Soundex code S164, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S164.

Questions

How common is the surname Sproles?: 1,553 people in the United States had the surname Sproles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,806 Americans. It ranked 17,980th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sproles?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Sproles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sproles?: Darren Sproles, American football player (born 1983).
Where is the surname Sproles most common?: Wikidata records people named Sproles in the United States.
Is the surname Sproles getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,553 in 2010, down 0.8%.