How common is the surname Bagwell?

10,324 people in the United States had the surname Bagwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,906 Americans. It ranked 3,460th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bagwell?

Buff Bagwell, American professional wrestler and actor, followed by Jeff Bagwell.

Where is the surname Bagwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Bagwell in the United States.

Is the surname Bagwell getting more or less common?

Less common. 10,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,324 in 2010, down 1.9%.

The surname Bagwell

A surname, carried by 10,324 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bagwell is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,324 people named Bagwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,906 Americans. That is down 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,526.

#3,460

rank among US surnames

10,324

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,142)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,452	Tom	10,350	29,830
#3,453	Reichert	10,345	29,845
#3,454	Deguzman	10,341	29,856
#3,455	Paniagua	10,340	29,859
#3,456	Dupont	10,339	29,862
#3,457	Skipper	10,338	29,865
#3,458	Higgs	10,333	29,880

Who is named Bagwell

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

90% of people named Bagwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bagwells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Buff Bagwell
American professional wrestler and actor, born 1970
Jeff Bagwell
American Hall of Fame baseball player, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bagwell

Bagwell has the Soundex code B240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B240.

Questions

How common is the surname Bagwell?: 10,324 people in the United States had the surname Bagwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,906 Americans. It ranked 3,460th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bagwell?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Bagwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bagwell?: Buff Bagwell, American professional wrestler and actor, followed by Jeff Bagwell.
Where is the surname Bagwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Bagwell in the United States.
Is the surname Bagwell getting more or less common?: Less common. 10,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,324 in 2010, down 1.9%.