How common is the surname Uppal?

1,305 people in the United States had the surname Uppal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,587 Americans. It ranked 20,364th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Uppal getting more or less common?

More common. 890 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,305 in 2010, up 47%.

The surname Uppal

A surname, carried by 1,305 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex U140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Uppal is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,305 people named Uppal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 236,587 Americans. That is up 47% since 2000, when the Census counted 890.

#20,364

rank among US surnames

1,305

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+46.6%

change since 2000 (was #25,926)

Who is named Uppal

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

91% of people named Uppal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
White (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Uppal?: 1,305 people in the United States had the surname Uppal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,587 Americans. It ranked 20,364th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Uppal?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Uppal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Uppal getting more or less common?: More common. 890 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,305 in 2010, up 47%.