The Sapp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,448 people carried this name — #1,752 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 19,847 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 51 people named Sapp live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Córdoba 26
Santa Fe 25

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Sapp in American newspapers,
1902–1916.

Newspaper page from The Rice Belt Journal carrying the name Sapp
The Rice Belt Journal 1916-06-02
Newspaper page from Woodville Republican carrying the name Sapp
Woodville Republican 1902-10-04
Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Sapp
The Grenada Sentinel 1907-11-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 96,118 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Sapp in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1940s.

325 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sapp. The most, 144, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 153
New South Wales 69
Victoria 37
South Australia 29
Western Australia 21
Tasmania 15
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sapp.

Who carried it

People named Sapp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Fletcher Sapp
    William Fletcher Sapp 1824–1890 · lawyer
  • Isaac Sapp
    Isaac Sapp 1844–1913 · military personnel
  • William Frederick Sapp
    William Frederick Sapp 1856–1917 · lawyer
  • Earle W. Sapp
    Earle W. Sapp 1926–2011 · manager
  • William R. Sapp 1804–1875 · lawyer
  • Allen Sapp 1922–1999 · composer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Sapp,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,129 records

1,129 records of the Sapp name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 710
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 279
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 49
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 34
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 27
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Clark Edward Sapp

    Born 1946; from Littlerock, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Denard Sapp

    Born 1901 in Georgia. Enlisted 1942 at Cincinnati, Ohio; cook from Montgomery County, Ohio. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1982, buried at Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Heinr Sapp

    Arrived at New York in 1837 aboard the Louisa from Bremen, aged 44; sugar refiner. From Oldenburg, Germany; bound for Charleston.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,129 records for Sapp in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada19 records

19 records of the Sapp name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 18
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth Sarah A. Sapp

    Died 1958 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Fan Sapp

    Died 1928; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Seliba A. Sapp

    Married 1912 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 19 records for Sapp in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands9 records

9 records of the Sapp name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 4
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Lodewijk Sapp

    Died 1843 in 's-Heerenhoek, aged 69; labourer.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Borsele (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register August Sapp

    In a population register; merchant, born 1894 in Lesûm (Dld.).

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Friderik Sapp

    Buried in 1810 in Germany.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Sapp in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France8 records

8 records of the Sapp name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Renee Marie Adolphine Sapp

    Born 1910 in Arras (Pas-de-Calais); died 2000 in Épernay (Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Raymond Jean Auguste Sapp

    Born 1924 in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle); died 1986 in Chamalières (Puy-de-Dôme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lucienne Suzanne Sapp

    Born 1907 in Arras (Pas-de-Calais); died 1991 in Fontaine-au-Bois (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Sapp in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany8 records

8 records of the Sapp name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Sapp

    From Lesum, Blumenthal. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 19 October 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 24).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Oskar Sapp

    From Dahlbruch, Arnsberg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 30 July 1915 (Brigade Replacement Battalion No. 86).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Robert Sapp

    From Arpermühle, Meschede. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 10 September 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Sapp in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Sapp name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Sapp

    Buried in 1827 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 19.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Sapp

    Buried in 1827 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 49.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 2 of 5 records for Sapp in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Sapp name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record H. B. Sapp

    Left Hobart in 1832 aboard the Science, bound for London, as first officer.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Sapp in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

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