How common is the surname Upson?

1,782 people in the United States had the surname Upson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,258 Americans. It ranked 16,203rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Upson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,722 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,782 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Upson

A surname, carried by 1,782 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex U125

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Upson is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,782 people named Upson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 173,258 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,722.

#16,203

rank among US surnames

1,782

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,583)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,195	Pincus	1,783	173,161
#16,203	Hallum	1,782	173,258

Who is named Upson

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

71% of people named Upson identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Upson?: 1,782 people in the United States had the surname Upson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,258 Americans. It ranked 16,203rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Upson?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Upson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Upson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,722 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,782 in 2010, up 3.5%.