How common is the surname Conwell?

3,839 people in the United States had the surname Conwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,423 Americans. It ranked 8,579th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Conwell?

Esther M. Conwell, American physicist, followed by Russell Conwell.

Where is the surname Conwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Conwell in the United States.

Is the surname Conwell getting more or less common?

More common. 3,396 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,839 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Conwell

A surname, carried by 3,839 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). Conwell is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,839 people named Conwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,423 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,396.

#8,579

rank among US surnames

3,839

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+13%

change since 2000 (was #8,866)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,576	Harty	3,842	80,361
#8,577	Smeltzer	3,841	80,382
#8,578	Lezama	3,840	80,402
#8,579	Conwell	3,839	80,423
#8,581	Franck	3,838	80,444

Who is named Conwell

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

70% of people named Conwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Conwells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Esther M. Conwell
American physicist, 1922–2014
Russell Conwell
American academic administrator, 1843–1925

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Conwell

Conwell 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 Conwell?: 3,839 people in the United States had the surname Conwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,423 Americans. It ranked 8,579th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Conwell?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Conwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Conwell?: Esther M. Conwell, American physicist, followed by Russell Conwell.
Where is the surname Conwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Conwell in the United States.
Is the surname Conwell getting more or less common?: More common. 3,396 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,839 in 2010, up 13%.