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    The surname Abels

    A surname, carried by 1,562 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A142

    Abels: #17,896 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Abels #17,896, 1,562 people Abels: #17,896 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Abels #17,896, 1,562 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abels is more common than 89% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,562 people named Abels in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 197,660 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,557.

    #17,896
    rank among US surnames
    1,562
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.3%
    change since 2000 (was #16,871)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,888Bergren1,563197,534
    #17,896Petras1,562197,660

    Who is named Abels

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

    95% of people named Abels identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Abelss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Michael Abels
      American composer, born 1962

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Abels

    Abels has the Soundex code A142, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A142.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Abels?
    1,562 people in the United States had the surname Abels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,660 Americans. It ranked 17,896th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Abels?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Abels identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Abels?
    Michael Abels, American composer.
    Where is the surname Abels most common?
    Wikidata records people named Abels in the United States.
    Is the surname Abels getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,562 in 2010, up 0.3%.