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

Warpula, 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 Warpula surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Warpula in America

Warpula is the 146201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Warpula surname appeared 113 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 Warpula.

We can also compare 2010 data for Warpula 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 Warpula

The surname "WARPULA" is believed to have originated in the region of northern Finland during the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be derived from an Old Finnish word "warpa" or "warppa," which referred to a type of fishing net or trap used in the region's numerous lakes and rivers.

The earliest known records of the name "WARPULA" can be found in parish registers and census documents from the late 16th century in the Finnish provinces of Ostrobothnia and Lapland. It is likely that the name was initially associated with individuals or families involved in the fishing trade or those living in settlements near bodies of water where fishing was a primary source of livelihood.

One of the earliest documented instances of the name "WARPULA" appears in a land deed from 1587, which mentions a certain Matti Warpula as the owner of a fishing hamlet along the banks of the Kemijoki River in Lapland. This suggests that the name had already been established as a surname by that time.

In the 17th century, the name "WARPULA" appears in a number of military records, indicating that individuals bearing this surname served in the Swedish armies that controlled Finland during that period. A notable example is Jaakko Warpula, a soldier who fought in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) and is mentioned in a chronicle of the campaign.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the "WARPULA" surname continued to be prevalent in the northern regions of Finland, particularly in the cities of Oulu and Rovaniemi. Some notable individuals bearing this name include:

1. Antti Warpula (1765-1845), a successful merchant and landowner in Oulu.
2. Kaarina Warpula (1801-1879), a prominent folk artist known for her intricate woodcarvings and textiles.
3. Juho Warpula (1832-1904), a Lutheran pastor and author of several religious texts.
4. Matti Warpula (1870-1947), a member of the Finnish Parliament and advocate for workers' rights.
5. Liisa Warpula (1893-1976), a pioneering female architect and one of the first women to graduate from the Helsinki University of Technology.

While the "WARPULA" surname has its roots in the northern regions of Finland, it has since spread to other parts of the country and even to Finnish communities abroad, particularly in Sweden and North America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Warpula

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

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

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