Explore the Family Name Waddoups

The meaning of Waddoups

English (Midlands): variant of Waddup, with post-medieval excrescent -s, a nickname possibly from a Middle English wad-dop ‘gray grebe’, with some allusion to the bird’s habits or appearance.

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

The surname Waddoups has seen a rise in popularity within the United States, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname was ranked 48,469 and by 2010, it had moved up to rank 43,511. This is an increase of over 10%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this last name rose from 409 in 2000 to 496 in 2010, marking a growth of more than 21%. The proportion of people named Waddoups per 100,000 also increased from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010, showing a 13.33% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,469	#43,511	10.23%
Count	409	496	21.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.17	13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Waddoups

When considering the ethnic identity of individuals carrying the Waddoups surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals majority identifying as White, though there was a slight decrease of about 4% between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the percentage was 96.58% which dropped to 92.54% in 2010. There were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicities reported under this surname during both the census years. However, there was an introduction of individuals reporting two or more races (2.42%) and Hispanic ethnicity (2.62%) in 2010. Additionally, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native under this surname saw a slight increase from 1.47% in 2000 to 1.61% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.58%	92.54%	-4.18%
Hispanic	0%	2.62%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.42%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.47%	1.61%	9.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%