Explore the Family Name Poage

The meaning of Poage

Irish (northern): variant of Pogue.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Poage saw a slight fluctuation between the years 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked as the 19,196th most popular surname in the United States, while ten years later, it had slid to the 19,441st position, marking a -1.28% change. Despite this drop in ranking, the number of individuals bearing this surname increased from 1,308 in 2000 to 1,390 in 2010, signifying a growth rate of 6.27%. However, when considered in proportion per 100,000 people, there was a marginal decrease from 0.48 to 0.47, indicating a -2.08% shift.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,196	#19,441	-1.28%
Count	1,308	1,390	6.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.47	-2.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Poage

The ethnic identity of those with the surname Poage also evolved slightly over the same decade, as evidenced by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of bearers of this name identified as White in both censuses, with an increase from 91.44% in 2000 to 92.01% in 2010. Those identifying as Black experienced a small decline from 5.50% to 4.75%. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation almost halved, dropping from 1.45% to 0.79%. There was a significant percentage rise in those reporting two or more races, up from 0.99% to 1.65%. For the first time in 2010, some Poage's identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, though this represented a very small portion of the total (0.36% and 0.43% respectively).

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.44%	92.01%	0.62%
Black	5.5%	4.75%	-13.64%
Two or More Races	0.99%	1.65%	66.67%
Hispanic	1.45%	0.79%	-45.52%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.43%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.36%	0%