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

Shoup, 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 Shoup surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shoup in America

Shoup is the 6560th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shoup surname appeared 5,164 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Shoup.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shoup 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 Shoup

The surname Shoup is believed to have originated in Germany, likely in the 16th or 17th century. It is derived from the German word "Schopf," which means "cowshed" or "barn." The name may have been given to someone who lived near or worked in a cowshed or barn.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Shoup can be found in the town of Eberbach, located in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. In the 17th century, a family with the surname Shoup (spelled "Schopf") is mentioned in the town's records.

As the name spread throughout Germany, various spellings emerged, including Schopp, Schopf, and Shopp. Some of these variations were likely influenced by regional dialects and the preferences of individual families or scribes who recorded the name.

In the late 18th century, the name began to appear in North America as German immigrants settled in various regions, particularly in Pennsylvania and other parts of the eastern United States. One notable early bearer of the name was Johann Peter Shoup, who was born in Germany in 1736 and emigrated to Pennsylvania in the 1760s.

Another early individual with the Shoup surname was Isaac Shoup, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War who was born in Pennsylvania in 1754. He fought in several battles, including the Battle of Brandywine in 1777.

In the 19th century, the Shoup name gained prominence with individuals like Francis Asbury Shoup, a lawyer and politician from Indiana who served as a United States Representative from 1851 to 1853. He was born in 1834 and died in 1896.

One of the most notable bearers of the Shoup surname was Isaac Rousseau Shoup, a Union Army general during the American Civil War. He was born in Indiana in 1819 and played a significant role in several battles, including the Battle of Stones River and the Atlanta Campaign. After the war, he served as the United States Minister to Venezuela from 1865 to 1868.

Another prominent figure with the Shoup surname was Paul Shoup, a United States Marine Corps general who served in World War II and the Korean War. He was born in Indiana in 1897 and played a crucial role in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II and the defense of the Pusan Perimeter in Korea.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shoup

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

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 Shoup 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 Shoup 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 Shoup was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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