Find out how popular the last name Alps is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Alps.

Alps, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Alps surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alps in America

Alps is the 133048th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alps surname appeared 127 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Alps.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alps to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Alps

The surname "Alps" is believed to have originated from the geographic region known as the Alps, a mountain range spanning several countries in Western and Central Europe. This surname is thought to have its roots in the Old French word "alpes," which referred to these mountains.

The earliest known references to the surname "Alps" can be traced back to the 13th century in regions surrounding the Alpine mountain range, such as Switzerland, France, and Italy. It is believed that the name was initially adopted by individuals who resided in or near these mountainous areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname "Alps" can be found in a Swiss census record from the year 1286, which mentions a man named Johannes Alps residing in the village of Grindelwald.

In the 14th century, historical records from the Duchy of Savoy (now part of France and Italy) mention a family with the surname "Alps" residing in the town of Chamonix, located at the base of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps.

During the Renaissance period, a notable individual bearing the surname "Alps" was Pietro Alps, an Italian explorer and mountaineer born in 1472 in the town of Aosta, located in the Western Alps region. He is credited with being one of the first individuals to successfully summit several peaks in the Alps range.

In the 17th century, a family with the surname "Alps" was documented as residing in the Swiss village of Zermatt, which is situated at the base of the Matterhorn, one of the most famous peaks in the Alps. One member of this family, Hans Alps (1624-1698), was a skilled mountain guide and is said to have led some of the earliest recorded ascents of the Matterhorn.

Another notable figure with the surname "Alps" was Marie Alps (1769-1846), a French botanist and naturalist who extensively studied and documented the flora and fauna found in the Alpine regions of France and Switzerland.

It is worth noting that variations of the spelling, such as "Alpes" or "Alp," have also been documented throughout history, likely due to regional linguistic differences or transcription errors in historical records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alps

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Alps.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Alps was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Alps has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Alps was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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