How common is the surname Colwell?

10,140 people in the United States had the surname Colwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,448 Americans. It ranked 3,518th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Colwell?

Rita R. Colwell, American microbiologist (born 1934), followed by 360.

Where is the surname Colwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Colwell in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Colwell getting more or less common?

More common. 10,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,140 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Colwell

A surname, carried by 10,140 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C440

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colwell is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,140 people named Colwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,448 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,081.

#3,518

rank among US surnames

10,140

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,254)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,510	Chapin	10,175	30,344
#3,511	Hodgson	10,173	30,350
#3,513	Lanham	10,170	30,358
#3,514	Mendes	10,162	30,382
#3,515	Weiler	10,160	30,388
#3,516	Lindberg	10,149	30,421
#3,517	Valdovinos	10,147	30,427

Who is named Colwell

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

92% of people named Colwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Colwells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rita R. Colwell
American microbiologist (born 1934)
360
Australian rapper, born 1986

Notable Colwells come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Colwell

Colwell has the Soundex code C440, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C440.

Questions

How common is the surname Colwell?: 10,140 people in the United States had the surname Colwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,448 Americans. It ranked 3,518th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Colwell?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Colwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Colwell?: Rita R. Colwell, American microbiologist (born 1934), followed by 360.
Where is the surname Colwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Colwell in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Colwell getting more or less common?: More common. 10,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,140 in 2010, up 0.6%.