How common is the last name Phelps?

50,090 people in the United States have the last name Phelps, about 1 in 5,967. It ranks #664 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PHELPS

#664

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
50,090
About
1 in 5,967
This common or more
35.1%
Who bears it

Of the 50,090 people with the last name Phelps, 81.8% reported their origin as White, 9.5% 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 Phelps

#662 Wyatt · 50,142#663 Rubio · 50,103#665 Allison · 49,879#666 Arroyo · 49,828

Spelled almost the same

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

#101,282 Philps · 190

Also a first name

As a first name, Phelps ranks #45,015 of 53,615, with 152 people. See Phelps as a first name

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