Explore the Family Name Pippens

The meaning of Pippens

English: variant of Pippen, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pippens has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 52,174th most popular surname in the United States with an incidence of 374, which is approximately 0.14 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank dropped to 57,516 and the count fell slightly to 354, representing a density of about 0.12 per 100,000 individuals. This represents a decrease in popularity by nearly 10.24%, and a reduction in occurrence of approximately 5.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,174	#57,516	-10.24%
Count	374	354	-5.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pippens

When considering the ethnicity associated with the surname Pippens, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, 89.3% identified as Black, 8.29% as White, and 1.87% reported as being of two or more races. There were no reported instances of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities. By 2010, however, there was a slight decline in those identifying as Black (87.85%) and a more notable decrease among those identifying as White (5.08%). The proportion of those reporting two or more races almost doubled to 3.67%. Additionally, the Census began recording a small percentage (2.82%) identifying as Hispanic; figures for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	89.3%	87.85%	-1.62%
White	8.29%	5.08%	-38.72%
Two or More Races	1.87%	3.67%	96.26%
Hispanic	0%	2.82%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%