Apps Surname

76,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Apps Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Abraham,' or 'Abel,' from the nick. Abb, sharpened to App; compare Epps for Ebbs, Hopkins for Hobkins, Hopps for Hobbs, &c. But it is only fair to suggest that App may have been the nick, for the 13th century popular name of Apsalon (Absolom).

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Apps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4051:23,1683,227
Australia2,0091:13,4371,929
United States6241:580,86447,547
Canada5261:70,0498,027
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
India1191:6,445,928147,141
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Scotland451:118,9747,657
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Wales361:85,9597,098
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
France91:7,380,302306,885
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
China61:227,886,92811,701
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Panama51:782,45211,059
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3431:18,1502,618
Wales21:784,20816,349
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Apps (38) may also be a first name.

Apps Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Abraham,' or 'Abel,' from the nick. Abb, sharpened to App; compare Epps for Ebbs, Hopkins for Hobkins, Hopps for Hobbs, &c. But it is only fair to suggest that App may have been the nick, for the 13th century popular name of Apsalon (Absolom). Apps would then be the patronymic. I have no evidence for this, and merely throw it out for consideration. There can be no doubt that if Apsalon be cast aside, then Apps stands for Abbs, which see. Since writing the above I have come across the following entry:

Thomas atte Apse, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

This, of course, is a local surname, and may share in the parentage of Apps. This would be by residence beside the apse of a church; compare Galilee, Porch, &c.

1658. Buried — Mary, d. Thomas Aps: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1604. Baptised — Thomas, s. Bodwine Apps: ibid.

1787. Married — Thomas Barker and Elizabeth Apps: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Dweller at (a) the Aspen Tree. [Old English æps, æspe]. (b) the Fir-Tree. [Old English æps, æbs].

2 poss. for Abb’s (Son): v. Abb.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently a genitive form of Ape or Appe; a personal name, ante 1066. Domesd.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Apps Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Apps Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Apps is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apps? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,812th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,142,965 people. The surname Apps is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of Apps live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 38 people.

Apps is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 2,405 people, or 1 in 23,168. In England it is most frequent in: Kent, where 25 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and East Sussex, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account England it is found in 60 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Apps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Apps has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Apps last name expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 743 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Apps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Apps last name are 11.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Apps earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 162.82% more than the national average, earning R 624,552 per year; in United States they earn 8.75% less than the national average, earning $39,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $52,401 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Happs89303/
Gapps8970/
Eapps892/
App86710/
Aps86460/
Heapps8014/
Happss801/
Epps7527,458/
Happ755,595/
Gapp752,984/
Apse75953/
Appe75903/
Haps75147/
Gaps75124/
Appt75115/
Opps7565/
Apss7541/
Aipp7534/
Aphp7520/
Aaps758/
Apšs758/
Azps754/
Apsh754/
Adpp754/
Eaps753/
Appz752/
Abps752/
Aupp752/
Eapp752/
Aups752/
Abpp751/
Atps751/
Aeps751/
Aspp751/
Asps751/
Apph751/
Aypp751/
Aips751/
Ajps751/
Azpp751/
Ayps751/
Hadppsh731/
Ap6712,228/
Happe676,610/
Heaps675,638/
Hopps672,816/
Gaupp671,047/
Hapse67367/
Aspås67240/
Hepps6739/
Auppe6720/
Hapst6719/
Aippe6713/
Apphe677/
Haupp676/
Apsch674/
Hapsz672/
Aappe672/
Haphs672/
Aipes672/
Ajpse671/
Azppz671/
Haups671/
Aebps671/
Oypps671/
Oppss671/
Heapp671/
Aypes671/
Hapsh671/
Gapsh671/
Asppe671/
Adpse671/
Happh671/
Happt671/
Haapp670/
Eppss670/
Hasps670/
Eipps670/
Gopps670/
Haipp670/

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