How common is the surname Biel?

2,359 people in the United States had the surname Biel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,880 Americans. It ranked 13,010th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Biel?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Biel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Biel?

Jessica Biel, American actress (born 1982).

Where is the surname Biel most common?

Wikidata records people named Biel in the United States.

Is the surname Biel getting more or less common?

More common. 2,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,359 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Biel

A surname, carried by 2,359 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Biel is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,359 people named Biel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,880 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,131.

#13,010

rank among US surnames

2,359

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+10.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,153)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,002	Jellison	2,361	130,769
#13,007	Urrea	2,360	130,824
#13,010	Stetler	2,359	130,880

Who is named Biel

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

87% of people named Biel identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Biels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jessica Biel
American actress (born 1982)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Biel

Biel has the Soundex code B400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B400.

Questions

How common is the surname Biel?: 2,359 people in the United States had the surname Biel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,880 Americans. It ranked 13,010th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Biel?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Biel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Biel?: Jessica Biel, American actress (born 1982).
Where is the surname Biel most common?: Wikidata records people named Biel in the United States.
Is the surname Biel getting more or less common?: More common. 2,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,359 in 2010, up 11%.