How common is the surname Sproul?

2,972 people in the United States had the surname Sproul in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,885 Americans. It ranked 10,739th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sproul?

R. C. Sproul, American theologian and pastor (1939–2017), followed by William Cameron Sproul.

Where is the surname Sproul most common?

Wikidata records people named Sproul in the United States.

Is the surname Sproul getting more or less common?

More common. 2,920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,972 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Sproul

A surname, carried by 2,972 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). Sproul is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,972 people named Sproul in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,885 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,920.

#10,739

rank among US surnames

2,972

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,142)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,731	DeFilippo	2,975	103,780
#10,736	Haman	2,974	103,815
#10,739	Arends	2,972	103,885
#10,743	Fifer	2,971	103,920
#10,747	Manos	2,970	103,955
#10,748	Hocking	2,969	103,990

Who is named Sproul

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

90% of people named Sproul identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sprouls

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

R. C. Sproul
American theologian and pastor (1939–2017)
William Cameron Sproul
American politician (1870-1928)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sproul

Sproul 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 Sproul?: 2,972 people in the United States had the surname Sproul in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,885 Americans. It ranked 10,739th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sproul?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Sproul identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sproul?: R. C. Sproul, American theologian and pastor (1939–2017), followed by William Cameron Sproul.
Where is the surname Sproul most common?: Wikidata records people named Sproul in the United States.
Is the surname Sproul getting more or less common?: More common. 2,920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,972 in 2010, up 1.8%.