Explore the Family Name Sotiropoulos

The meaning of Sotiropoulos

Greek: patronymic from the personal name Sotiri(o)s, classical Greek Sōtērios (see Soter), + the ending -poulos (from Latin pullus ‘nestling, chick’), which occurs chiefly in the Peloponnese. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Dimitrios, Fotis, Damianos, Evangelos, Ilias, Spiro, Stamatis.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sotiropoulos has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 56,120th in 2000, it fell to 59,470th place by 2010, marking a 5.97% drop. The amount of people carrying this surname also decreased slightly, from 341 in 2000 to 340 in 2010, a minor decline of 0.29%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 7.69%, from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,120	#59,470	-5.97%
Count	341	340	-0.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sotiropoulos

Concerning ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of those with the Sotiropoulos surname identify as White. This group saw an increase from 91.20% in 2000 to 95.29% in 2010. There was a notable change in the percentage of those identifying as Two or More Races, which dropped from 7.04% in 2000 to none reported in 2010. The Hispanic representation among those with the surname Sotiropoulos rose slightly to 2.94% in 2010 after being non-existent in 2000. No individuals with the Sotiropoulos surname identified as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.2%	95.29%	4.48%
Hispanic	0%	2.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	7.04%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%