How Common Is the Last Name Phelps?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Phelps today

57,624

Ranked #657 of 162,254 published surnames · 17.64 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 52,044 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

85.1%

Black

9.68%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.52%

Hispanic

2.29%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.