How Common Is the Last Name Poe?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Poe today

26,090

Ranked #1,522 of 162,254 published surnames · 7.99 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 23,563 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

80.15%

Black

12.52%

Asian / Pacific Islander

2.32%

Hispanic

2.05%

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