How common is the surname Buzzell?

2,382 people in the United States had the surname Buzzell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. It ranked 12,904th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Buzzell?

Edward Buzzell, American film director (1895-1985).

Where is the surname Buzzell most common?

Wikidata records people named Buzzell in the United States.

Is the surname Buzzell getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,382 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname Buzzell

A surname, carried by 2,382 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). Buzzell 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 2,382 people named Buzzell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,387.

#12,904

rank among US surnames

2,382

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,009)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,897	Dedrick	2,384	129,507
#12,900	Jacobus	2,383	129,562
#12,904	Leist	2,382	129,616

Who is named Buzzell

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

94% of people named Buzzell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Buzzells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Buzzell
American film director (1895-1985)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Buzzell

Buzzell 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 Buzzell?: 2,382 people in the United States had the surname Buzzell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. It ranked 12,904th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Buzzell?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Buzzell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Buzzell?: Edward Buzzell, American film director (1895-1985).
Where is the surname Buzzell most common?: Wikidata records people named Buzzell in the United States.
Is the surname Buzzell getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,382 in 2010, down 0.2%.