How common is the surname Cabell?

1,946 people in the United States had the surname Cabell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,656 Americans. It ranked 15,151st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cabell?

James Branch Cabell, American author (1879–1958), followed by William H. Cabell.

Where is the surname Cabell most common?

Wikidata records people named Cabell in the United States.

Is the surname Cabell getting more or less common?

More common. 1,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,946 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Cabell

A surname, carried by 1,946 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cabell is more common than 90.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,946 people named Cabell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,656 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,707.

#15,151

rank among US surnames

1,946

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+14%

change since 2000 (was #15,710)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,147	Sicard	1,947	158,575
#15,151	Mondesir	1,946	158,656
#15,159	Hepworth	1,945	158,738

Who is named Cabell

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

54% of people named Cabell identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cabells

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Branch Cabell
American author (1879–1958)
William H. Cabell
American politician (1772-1853)
William Lewis Cabell
14th, 16th and 20th mayor of Dallas (1827–1911)
Earle Cabell
American politician (1906–1975)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cabell

Cabell has the Soundex code C140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C140.

Questions

How common is the surname Cabell?: 1,946 people in the United States had the surname Cabell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,656 Americans. It ranked 15,151st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cabell?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Cabell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cabell?: James Branch Cabell, American author (1879–1958), followed by William H. Cabell.
Where is the surname Cabell most common?: Wikidata records people named Cabell in the United States.
Is the surname Cabell getting more or less common?: More common. 1,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,946 in 2010, up 14%.