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The surname Tapscott

A surname, carried by 1,532 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T123

Tapscott: #18,166 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tapscott #18,166, 1,532 people Tapscott: #18,166 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tapscott #18,166, 1,532 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tapscott is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,532 people named Tapscott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 201,531 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,509.

#18,166
rank among US surnames
1,532
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+1.5%
change since 2000 (was #17,268)

Who is named Tapscott

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

74% of people named Tapscott identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 74%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 19%
  • Two or more races 3.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Tapscott?
1,532 people in the United States had the surname Tapscott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,531 Americans. It ranked 18,166th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tapscott?
In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Tapscott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Tapscott getting more or less common?
More common. 1,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,532 in 2010, up 1.5%.