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

Toups, 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 Toups surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Toups in America

Toups is the 10641st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Toups surname appeared 3,008 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Toups.

We can also compare 2010 data for Toups 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 Toups

The surname Toups has its origins in France, traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Old French word "toupet," meaning a topknot or tuft of hair on top of the head. This name likely originated as a nickname for someone with a distinctive hairstyle or a prominent tuft of hair.

Toups is a variant spelling of the French surname Toupet, which can be found in historical records from various regions of France, particularly in the northern and western areas. The earliest known recorded instance of the name Toups dates back to 1598 in the parish records of Normandy.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Toups surname appeared in various documents and records from different parts of France. Notable examples include Jacques Toups (1623-1692), a merchant from Rouen, and Marie Toups (1675-1748), a landowner in the Pays de la Loire region.

The Toups surname also found its way to the French colonies, particularly in North America. One of the earliest recorded instances was Pierre Toups (1712-1786), a French immigrant who settled in Louisiana in the mid-18th century and became a prominent figure in the early development of the region.

Another notable figure with the Toups surname was Jean-Baptiste Toups (1745-1823), a French-Canadian fur trader and explorer who was active in the Great Lakes region and the American Northwest during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

In the 19th century, the Toups surname gained prominence in the United States, particularly in Louisiana and other parts of the American South. Louis Toups (1825-1902), a wealthy plantation owner and businessman from St. James Parish, Louisiana, was a prominent figure during this time.

Other noteworthy individuals with the Toups surname include Pierre Toups (1867-1939), a French-American architect and designer based in New Orleans, and Marie-Antoinette Toups (1873-1947), a French-Canadian author and poet who wrote extensively about the Acadian culture and traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Toups

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

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

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