Epps Surname

19,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Epps Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ebb'; v. Ebbs.

Epps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,5561:14,1831,769
England1,1051:50,4246,246
Canada2731:134,96613,971
Australia2081:129,78714,130
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Wales251:123,7819,267
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
France91:7,380,302306,885
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8221:29,6543,995
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Epps (124) may also be a first name.

Epps Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ebb'; v. Ebbs.

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

Epp's (Son) Epp’s Son v. Epp.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Epp, a pet form of names beginning with Eber (boar), as Eburhard and Eburwin.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The genitive form of an old personal name. A Boger Eppe is found in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Epps Last Name Facts

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

The surname Epps (Russian: Эппс) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Epps? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,921st most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 265,407 people. The last name Epps occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Epps live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Epps is also the 836,439th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 124 people.

The surname Epps is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 25,556 people, or 1 in 14,183. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Virginia, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Epps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Epps has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Epps last name expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 188 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Epps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Epps last name are 2.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Epps earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.24% less than the national average, earning $37,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $50,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jepps89335/
Hepps8939/
Eppse8918/
Eapps892/
Yepps891/
Gepps890/
Eppss890/
Eipps890/
Epp8613,146/
Eps86398/
Heapps8014/
Jeppås806/
Eppszz801/
Jeppss800/
Heipps800/
Hepp7511,620/
Apps756,376/
Epse752,041/
Gepp751,467/
Eppe751,209/
Heps75271/
Eipp75102/
Opps7565/
Jeps7555/
Eepp7546/
Epsh7515/
Etps755/
Yeps755/
Epsp754/
Eppf753/
Epst753/
Eaps753/
Geps753/
Eppt752/
Eapp752/
Iepp752/
Ipps752/
Eeps752/
Esps752/
Epss752/
Eppz752/
Eppx751/
Aeps751/
Oeps751/
Edpp751/
Ezpp751/
Eypp751/
Eyps751/
Eppp751/
Epsx751/
Epzs751/
Epph751/
Jpps751/
Ypps750/
Jeppsch731/
Heaps675,638/
Hipps673,222/
Hopps672,816/
Ep672,459/
Heppe671,760/
Heeps671,012/
Happs67303/
Hepsø67254/
Heppt67250/
Hoeps67246/
Gipps67237/
Heipp67169/
Espås6778/
Heups6762/
Jeeps6754/
Hiepp6745/
Heupp6736/
Yopps6735/
Epsch6718/
Jipps6715/
Espse6714/
Yepse6710/
Iheps679/
Jeaps677/
Epsse675/
Hepse674/
Epphe672/
Heepp672/
Yepst672/
Jepse672/
Jephs671/
Heapp671/
Eippe671/
Eeppe671/
Eeypp671/
Jep's671/
Jepsø671/
Ezpse671/
Eepse671/
Oppss671/
Oypps671/
Yezps671/
Aebps671/
Etpst671/
Epphz671/
Heips670/
Hepst670/

Epps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Epps in the Russian language
Эппсepps-

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