Explore the Family Name Epperly

The meaning of Epperly

1. Probably an Americanized form of German Eberle or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. 2. Probably an altered form of English Apperley or of its variant Apperly.

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How common is the last name Epperly in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Epperly has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 13,000 in popularity with a count of 2,162 individuals, which represented a proportion of 0.8 per 100,000 people. By 2010, although the count had increased to 2,267, its rank dropped slightly to 13,438, representing a change of -3.37%. The proportion per 100,000 also slightly decreased to 0.77, marking a change of -3.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,000	#13,438	-3.37%
Count	2,162	2,267	4.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.8	0.77	-3.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Epperly

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the Epperly surname identify as White, with 95.98% in 2000 and 95.90% in 2010, indicating a very minor decrease of -0.08%. The data also reveals a notable increase of 28.38% in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.48% in 2000 to 1.90% in 2010. However, for those identifying with two or more races, there was a decrease of -17.27%, from 1.39% in 2000 to 1.15% in 2010. Additionally, the number of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by -36.14%, from 0.83% in 2000 to 0.53% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.98%	95.9%	-0.08%
Hispanic	1.48%	1.9%	28.38%
Two or More Races	1.39%	1.15%	-17.27%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.83%	0.53%	-36.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%