Explore the Family Name Walpole

The meaning of Walpole

English: habitational name from either of two places in Norfolk and Suffolk. The placenames probably derive from Old English walh ‘foreigner, Briton, serf’ (genitive plural wala) + pōl ‘pool’, though the Norfolk placename may have Old English wall ‘wall’ as the initial element.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Walpole decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 14,983, but by 2010 it had dropped to rank 16,450, a decline of 9.79%. Similarly, the count of people with the Walpole surname also declined from 1,810 in 2000 to 1,748 in 2010, a decrease of 3.43%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people fell by 11.94%, going from 0.67 in 2000 to 0.59 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,983	#16,450	-9.79%
Count	1,810	1,748	-3.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.59	-11.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Walpole

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Walpole, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.57% to 95.71%. Conversely, there were increases among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.61% to 0.74%) and Hispanic (from 1.71% to 1.95%). Notably, the number of individuals identifying as being of two or more ethnicities increased dramatically by 83.33%, rising from 0.72% to 1.32%. There were no reported changes for individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.57%	95.71%	-0.89%
Hispanic	1.71%	1.95%	14.04%
Two or More Races	0.72%	1.32%	83.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0.74%	21.31%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%