How Many People Have the Last Name Phelps?
people had the surname Phelps in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 5,669 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+890 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Phelps (85.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Phelps ranks #480. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Phelps grew from 51,154 people in 2000 to 52,044 in 2010 (up 1.7%), and its rank fell from #598 to #657. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 18.96 to 17.64 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 51,154 | 52,044 |
| Rank | #598 | #657 |
| Per 100,000 people | 18.96 | 17.64 |
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Same Soundex code as Phelps: P412
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