How common is the last name Bishop?

112,014 people in the United States have the last name Bishop, about 1 in 2,668. It ranks #272 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BISHOP

#272

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
112,014
About
1 in 2,668
This common or more
25.6%
Who bears it

Of the 112,014 people with the last name Bishop, 81.3% reported their origin as White, 10% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Bishop

#270 Austin · 113,709#271 Wong · 112,062#273 Harvey · 111,716#274 Park · 111,265

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Bishop, most common first.

#77,203 Bishopp · 268

Also a first name

As a first name, Bishop ranks #4,399 of 53,615, with 4,270 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2021, with 237 births. See Bishop as a first name

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