How common is the surname Walkup?

2,813 people in the United States had the surname Walkup in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,757 Americans. It ranked 11,236th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Walkup?

Thomas Walkup, American-Greek basketball player.

Where is the surname Walkup most common?

Wikidata records people named Walkup in Greece.

Is the surname Walkup getting more or less common?

More common. 2,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,813 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Walkup

A surname, carried by 2,813 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W421

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Walkup is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,813 people named Walkup in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,757 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,787.

#11,236

rank among US surnames

2,813

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #10,566)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,228	Killinger	2,815	109,679
#11,229	Berthiaume	2,814	109,718
#11,236	Walkup	2,813	109,757
#11,241	Scoville	2,812	109,796

Who is named Walkup

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

91% of people named Walkup identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Walkups

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Walkup
American-Greek basketball player, born 1992

Questions

How common is the surname Walkup?: 2,813 people in the United States had the surname Walkup in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,757 Americans. It ranked 11,236th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Walkup?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Walkup identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Walkup?: Thomas Walkup, American-Greek basketball player.
Where is the surname Walkup most common?: Wikidata records people named Walkup in Greece.
Is the surname Walkup getting more or less common?: More common. 2,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,813 in 2010, up 0.9%.