How common is the surname Troup?

3,657 people in the United States had the surname Troup in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,426 Americans. It ranked 8,951st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Troup?

Bobby Troup, American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999), followed by George Troup.

Where is the surname Troup most common?

Wikidata records people named Troup in the United States.

Is the surname Troup getting more or less common?

More common. 3,608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,657 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Troup

A surname, carried by 3,657 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T610

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Troup is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,657 people named Troup in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,426 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,608.

#8,951

rank among US surnames

3,657

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,414)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,944	Koger	3,660	84,357
#8,946	Blackstone	3,659	84,380
#8,950	Clyde	3,658	84,403
#8,951	Starcher	3,657	84,426
#8,954	Lavalley	3,656	84,449
#8,956	Cauthen	3,655	84,472
#8,959	Mendonca	3,654	84,495

Who is named Troup

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

85% of people named Troup identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Troups

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bobby Troup
American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999)
George Troup
American politician (1780-1856)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Troup

Troup has the Soundex code T610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T610.

Questions

How common is the surname Troup?: 3,657 people in the United States had the surname Troup in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,426 Americans. It ranked 8,951st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Troup?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Troup identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Troup?: Bobby Troup, American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999), followed by George Troup.
Where is the surname Troup most common?: Wikidata records people named Troup in the United States.
Is the surname Troup getting more or less common?: More common. 3,608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,657 in 2010, up 1.4%.