Explore the Family Name Suppes

The meaning of Suppes

German: possibly from Zoppes, which derives from an unexplained Old High German personal name.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Suppes has experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 30,929th most popular, but dropped to the 31,329th position by 2010, showing a change of -1.29%. However, the count of individuals with this surname has seen a slight increase over the same period, going from 710 in 2000 to 740 in 2010, indicating a growth of 4.23%. Despite this rise in count, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 3.85%, moving from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,929	#31,329	-1.29%
Count	710	740	4.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suppes

The ethnicity report of the surname Suppes also paints an interesting picture as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The vast majority of individuals with the surname are white, making up 97.75% in 2000 and 96.08% in 2010, although this shows a minor decrease of 1.71%. There was a small representation of Hispanics in both years, albeit their percentage increased from 1.55% in 2000 to 2.57% in 2010, marking a significant increase of 65.81%. A new category that emerged in 2010 was those identifying as belonging to two or more races, accounting for 0.95% of the total. Meanwhile, there were no individuals with the surname Suppes who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.75%	96.08%	-1.71%
Hispanic	1.55%	2.57%	65.81%
Two or More Races	0%	0.95%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%