How common is the surname Carmel?

1,089 people in the United States had the surname Carmel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 283,513 Americans. It ranked 23,371st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Carmel?

Roger C. Carmel, American actor (1932-1986).

Where is the surname Carmel most common?

Wikidata records people named Carmel in the United States.

Is the surname Carmel getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,089 in 2010, down 0.3%.

Is Carmel also a first name?

Yes. Carmel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Carmel

A surname, carried by 1,089 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C654 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carmel is more common than 85.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,089 people named Carmel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 283,513 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,092.

#23,371

rank among US surnames

1,089

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #22,098)

Who is named Carmel

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

86% of people named Carmel identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Carmels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roger C. Carmel
American actor (1932-1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Carmel

Carmel has the Soundex code C654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C654.

Questions

How common is the surname Carmel?: 1,089 people in the United States had the surname Carmel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 283,513 Americans. It ranked 23,371st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carmel?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Carmel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Carmel?: Roger C. Carmel, American actor (1932-1986).
Where is the surname Carmel most common?: Wikidata records people named Carmel in the United States.
Is the surname Carmel getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,089 in 2010, down 0.3%.
Is Carmel also a first name?: Yes. Carmel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.