Explore the Family Name Supan

The meaning of Supan

1. Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Zupan and Župan ‘village headman’. Compare Suppan 3. 2. Austrian German: rare variant of Suppan 1. 3. Filipino: nickname or metonymic occupational name based on the Tagalog and Ilokano agricultural term supang, which means ‘sprout, young shoot’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Supan has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 40,908 in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen to 37,993, marking a 7.13% jump in ranking. The count of people bearing this surname also increased from 503 in 2000 to 584 in 2010, showing a substantial 16.1% growth. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Supan surname per 100,000 individuals rose by 5.26%, from 0.19 to 0.2 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,908	#37,993	7.13%
Count	503	584	16.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.2	5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Supan

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals notable changes between 2000 and 2010. There was a noticeable increase in the percentage of individuals with the Supan surname who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander (18.09% to 22.77%) and Hispanic (0.99% to 2.23%). However, there was a slight decrease in those identifying as White, from 78.73% to 73.29%. The proportion of the Supan surname who identified themselves as belonging to two or more races saw a drop from 1.39% to 1.03%. There were no reported changes for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.73%	73.29%	-6.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	18.09%	22.77%	25.87%
Hispanic	0.99%	2.23%	125.25%
Two or More Races	1.39%	1.03%	-25.9%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%