How common is the surname Abell?

7,339 people in the United States had the surname Abell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,069 Americans. It ranked 4,811th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Abell?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Abell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Abell?

George O. Abell, American astronomer (1927—1983), followed by Louis Abell.

Where is the surname Abell most common?

Wikidata records people named Abell in the United States.

Is the surname Abell getting more or less common?

More common. 6,860 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,339 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Abell

A surname, carried by 7,339 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abell is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

Variation of Abel

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,339 people named Abell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,069 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,860.

#4,811

rank among US surnames

7,339

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #4,731)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,802	Spooner	7,359	41,955
#4,804	Irons	7,358	41,961
#4,805	McKeown	7,357	41,966
#4,806	Spradlin	7,356	41,972
#4,807	Pettis	7,354	41,983
#4,808	Juan	7,350	42,006
#4,809	Keiser	7,348	42,018

Who is named Abell

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Abell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Abells

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George O. Abell
American astronomer (1927—1983)
Louis Abell
American rower (1884-1962)
Arunah Shepherdson Abell
American publisher, philanthropist (1806-1888)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Abell

Abell has the Soundex code A140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A140.

Questions

Where does the surname Abell come from?: Variation of Abel
How common is the surname Abell?: 7,339 people in the United States had the surname Abell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,069 Americans. It ranked 4,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abell?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Abell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Abell?: George O. Abell, American astronomer (1927—1983), followed by Louis Abell.
Where is the surname Abell most common?: Wikidata records people named Abell in the United States.
Is the surname Abell getting more or less common?: More common. 6,860 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,339 in 2010, up 7.0%.