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    The surname Babel

    A surname, carried by 1,013 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B140

    Babel: #24,648 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Babel #24,648, 1,013 people Babel: #24,648 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Babel #24,648, 1,013 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Babel is more common than 84.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,013 people named Babel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 304,783 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 994.

    #24,648
    rank among US surnames
    1,013
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.9%
    change since 2000 (was #23,762)

    Who is named Babel

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

    89% of people named Babel identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Babel?
    1,013 people in the United States had the surname Babel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 304,783 Americans. It ranked 24,648th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Babel?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Babel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Babel getting more or less common?
    More common. 994 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,013 in 2010, up 1.9%.