How common is the surname Staples?

17,217 people in the United States had the surname Staples in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,933 Americans. It ranked 2,104th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Staples?

Vince Staples, American rapper and singer, followed by Mavis Staples.

Where is the surname Staples most common?

Wikidata records people named Staples in the United States.

Is the surname Staples getting more or less common?

More common. 16,572 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,217 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Staples

A surname, carried by 17,217 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S314

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Staples is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,217 people named Staples in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,933 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,572.

#2,104

rank among US surnames

17,217

people in 2010

5.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,007)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,095	McGovern	17,257	17,891
#2,096	Boykin	17,255	17,893
#2,097	Saldivar	17,250	17,898
#2,098	Woodson	17,242	17,907
#2,099	Oakley	17,238	17,911
#2,100	Whittaker	17,234	17,915
#2,102	Huddleston	17,231	17,918

Who is named Staples

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

72% of people named Staples identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stapless

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vince Staples
American rapper and singer, born 1993
Mavis Staples
American singer, born 1939
Pops Staples
American gospel and R&B musician (1914–2000)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Staples

Staples has the Soundex code S314, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S314.

Questions

How common is the surname Staples?: 17,217 people in the United States had the surname Staples in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,933 Americans. It ranked 2,104th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Staples?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Staples identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Staples?: Vince Staples, American rapper and singer, followed by Mavis Staples.
Where is the surname Staples most common?: Wikidata records people named Staples in the United States.
Is the surname Staples getting more or less common?: More common. 16,572 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,217 in 2010, up 3.9%.