How common is the surname Channel?

1,362 people in the United States had the surname Channel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,685 Americans. It ranked 19,763rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Channel?

Bruce Channel, American musician.

Where is the surname Channel most common?

Wikidata records people named Channel in the United States.

Is the surname Channel getting more or less common?

More common. 1,264 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,362 in 2010, up 7.8%.

The surname Channel

A surname, carried by 1,362 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). Channel is more common than 87.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,362 people named Channel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 226,685 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,264.

#19,763

rank among US surnames

1,362

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+7.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,727)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,755	Wertman	1,363	226,519
#19,763	Takeuchi	1,362	226,685

Who is named Channel

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

61% of people named Channel identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 61%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
Two or more races 3.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Channels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruce Channel
American musician, born 1940

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Channel

Channel 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 Channel?: 1,362 people in the United States had the surname Channel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,685 Americans. It ranked 19,763rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Channel?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Channel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Channel?: Bruce Channel, American musician.
Where is the surname Channel most common?: Wikidata records people named Channel in the United States.
Is the surname Channel getting more or less common?: More common. 1,264 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,362 in 2010, up 7.8%.