How common is the surname Cannell?

1,036 people in the United States had the surname Cannell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,017 Americans. It ranked 24,222nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cannell?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Cannell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cannell?

Stephen J. Cannell, American television producer, writer, novelist, and occasional actor, and the founder of C.

Where is the surname Cannell most common?

Wikidata records people named Cannell in the United States.

Is the surname Cannell getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,036 in 2010, down 7.5%.

The surname Cannell

A surname, carried by 1,036 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cannell is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,036 people named Cannell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,017 Americans. That is down 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,120.

#24,222

rank among US surnames

1,036

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-7.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,680)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#24,214	Ansel	1,037	297,730
#24,222	Hallgren	1,036	298,017

Who is named Cannell

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

96% of people named Cannell identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

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 Cannells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephen J. Cannell
American television producer, writer, novelist, and occasional actor, and the founder of C, 1941–2010

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cannell

Cannell has the Soundex code C540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C540.

Questions

How common is the surname Cannell?: 1,036 people in the United States had the surname Cannell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,017 Americans. It ranked 24,222nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cannell?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Cannell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cannell?: Stephen J. Cannell, American television producer, writer, novelist, and occasional actor, and the founder of C.
Where is the surname Cannell most common?: Wikidata records people named Cannell in the United States.
Is the surname Cannell getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,036 in 2010, down 7.5%.