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

Sophie, 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 Sophie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sophie in America

Sophie is the 111988th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sophie surname appeared 157 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 Sophie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sophie 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 Sophie

The surname Sophie is of Greek origin and is derived from the Greek word "sophia," which means wisdom or knowledge. The name has its roots in ancient Greece, where it was a common name given to girls.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Sophie can be traced back to medieval Europe, where it was used as a given name for women. In the 12th century, a woman named Sophie of Bavaria was mentioned in historical records as the wife of Count Palatine Otto IV of Bavaria.

During the Renaissance period, the name Sophie gained popularity among the aristocracy and nobility across Europe. One notable bearer of the surname was Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg, who lived from 1521 to 1575 and was a Princess of Saxe-Lauenburg through her marriage to Duke Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg.

In the 17th century, the surname Sophie was associated with several notable figures. Sophie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg, born in 1613 and died in 1676, was a German princess and the Electress of Hanover. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her influential role in the court of Hanover.

Another prominent bearer of the surname was Sophie Dorothea of Celle, who lived from 1666 to 1726. She was a German princess and the wife of Prince George Louis of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who later became King George I of Great Britain.

In the 18th century, the surname Sophie was linked to several philosophers and intellectuals. Sophie von La Roche, born in 1730 and died in 1807, was a German novelist and one of the pioneers of the German novel. Her works explored themes of women's rights and education.

The 19th century saw the surname Sophie associated with various artists and writers. Sophie Gengembre Anderson, born in 1823 and died in 1903, was a French-born British artist known for her genre paintings depicting domestic scenes.

Moving into the 20th century, Sophie Scholl, born in 1921 and executed in 1943, was a German student and member of the resistance group White Rose, which actively opposed the Nazi regime during World War II. She became a symbol of nonviolent resistance and moral courage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sophie

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

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

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