Last Name EPPERSON

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Meaning The son of Ebb. The name has no connection with Ebba, sister of St. Oswald and founder of Coldingham Priority. Ebb, the parent of our Ebbs and Epps was the nickname of Isabella, ado popular in its day. Isabella took two nicknames Ibb and Ebb, and two diminutives Ibbot and Ebbot.
Origin English, Native American, Irish

Rank 2,681 (2000 US census) 2,193 (1990 US census)
Count 12,400 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 85.82%, or 10642 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 9.05%, or 1122 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.48%, or 60 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.19%, or 148 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.89%, or 234 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.57%, or 195 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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