How common is the surname Ansel?

1,037 people in the United States had the surname Ansel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 297,730 Americans. It ranked 24,214th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ansel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ansel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ansel?

Martin Frederick Ansel, American politician (1850-1945).

Where is the surname Ansel most common?

Wikidata records people named Ansel in the United States.

Is the surname Ansel getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,037 in 2010, down 11%.

Is Ansel also a first name?

Yes. Ansel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ansel

A surname, carried by 1,037 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A524 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ansel is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,037 people named Ansel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 297,730 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,159.

#24,214

rank among US surnames

1,037

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-10.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,113)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#24,214	Ansel	1,037	297,730
#24,222	Hallgren	1,036	298,017

Who is named Ansel

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

95% of people named Ansel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ansels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Martin Frederick Ansel
American politician (1850-1945)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ansel

Ansel has the Soundex code A524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A524.

Questions

How common is the surname Ansel?: 1,037 people in the United States had the surname Ansel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 297,730 Americans. It ranked 24,214th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ansel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ansel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ansel?: Martin Frederick Ansel, American politician (1850-1945).
Where is the surname Ansel most common?: Wikidata records people named Ansel in the United States.
Is the surname Ansel getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,037 in 2010, down 11%.
Is Ansel also a first name?: Yes. Ansel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.