Explore the Family Name Supplee
The meaning of Supplee
Americanized form of French Souplis, itself a variant of Suplice: metathesized form of Sulpice, from the personal name Sulpice, from Latin Sulpicius (see Sulpizio). The surname Supplee is common in PA. Its original form Souplis is very rare in France, found mainly in Seine-Maritime. Compare Suplee. History: The progenitor of the (majority of the) Supplees was André Souplis alias Andreas/Andrew Supplee, an officer in the French Army and a Huguenot who fled from France to Germany and finally to North America in the 1680s. His name is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (as André or Andrew Souplié or Souplée or Souplis) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America (as Andrius Souplis).
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Supplee in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Supplee has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 27,721 and rose to 28,998 in 2010, marking a 4.61% decrease. The actual count of individuals with this last name, however, slightly increased during this period from 817 to 819, a marginal rise of 0.24%. The proportion per 100,000 people saw a small decline of 6.67%, dropping from 0.3 to 0.28.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #27,721 | #28,998 | -4.61% |
| Count | 817 | 819 | 0.24% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.3 | 0.28 | -6.67% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Supplee
The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Supplee. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, at 93.15% in 2000 and 92.67% in 2010, showing a minor decrease of 0.52%. Those identifying as Black make up the next largest group, seeing an increase of 9.81% from 3.67% in 2000 to 4.03% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity remained constant at 0.61%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native were not present in 2000 but made up 1.22% and 0.73% respectively in 2010. Lastly, those identifying with two or more races decreased significantly by 50.34% from 1.47% in 2000 to 0.73% in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.15% | 92.67% | -0.52% |
| Black | 3.67% | 4.03% | 9.81% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.22% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 1.47% | 0.73% | -50.34% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.73% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0% |