How common is the surname Carnell?

2,770 people in the United States had the surname Carnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,460 Americans. It ranked 11,383rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Carnell?

David Wayne, American heavy metal singer (1958–2005).

Where is the surname Carnell most common?

Wikidata records people named Carnell in the United States.

Is the surname Carnell getting more or less common?

More common. 2,460 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,770 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Carnell

A surname, carried by 2,770 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C654

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carnell is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,770 people named Carnell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,460 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,460.

#11,383

rank among US surnames

2,770

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+12.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,684)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,374	Gessner	2,773	111,340
#11,377	Bornstein	2,772	111,380
#11,380	Sauers	2,771	111,420
#11,383	Mooneyham	2,770	111,460
#11,388	Max	2,769	111,501

Who is named Carnell

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

79% of people named Carnell identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Carnells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Wayne
American heavy metal singer (1958–2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Carnell

Carnell 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 Carnell?: 2,770 people in the United States had the surname Carnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,460 Americans. It ranked 11,383rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carnell?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Carnell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Carnell?: David Wayne, American heavy metal singer (1958–2005).
Where is the surname Carnell most common?: Wikidata records people named Carnell in the United States.
Is the surname Carnell getting more or less common?: More common. 2,460 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,770 in 2010, up 13%.