How Many People Have the Last Name Poe?
people had the surname Poe in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 12,516 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
+698 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Poe (80.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Poe ranks #1,133. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Poe grew from 22,865 people in 2000 to 23,563 in 2010 (up 3.1%), and its rank fell from #1,433 to #1,522. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 8.48 to 7.99 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 22,865 | 23,563 |
| Rank | #1,433 | #1,522 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.48 | 7.99 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Poe
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Poe: P000
👤 Poe as a First Name
Poe is a first name too: about 116 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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