How common is the surname Crowell?

17,467 people in the United States had the surname Crowell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,676 Americans. It ranked 2,071st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Crowell?

Josephine Crowell, actress (1859–1932), followed by Rodney Crowell.

Where is the surname Crowell most common?

Wikidata records people named Crowell in Canada and the United States.

Is the surname Crowell getting more or less common?

More common. 17,136 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,467 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Crowell

A surname, carried by 17,467 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crowell is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,467 people named Crowell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,676 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,136.

#2,071

rank among US surnames

17,467

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,931)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,062	Denny	17,503	17,640
#2,063	Waldron	17,501	17,642
#2,065	Oakes	17,499	17,644
#2,066	Hanks	17,498	17,645
#2,067	Neumann	17,484	17,659
#2,069	Ashby	17,482	17,661
#2,070	Vernon	17,480	17,663

Who is named Crowell

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

79% of people named Crowell identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Crowells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josephine Crowell
Actress (1859–1932)
Rodney Crowell
American musician, born 1950

Notable Crowells come mostly from Canada (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Crowell

Crowell has the Soundex code C640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C640.

Questions

How common is the surname Crowell?: 17,467 people in the United States had the surname Crowell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,676 Americans. It ranked 2,071st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Crowell?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Crowell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Crowell?: Josephine Crowell, actress (1859–1932), followed by Rodney Crowell.
Where is the surname Crowell most common?: Wikidata records people named Crowell in Canada and the United States.
Is the surname Crowell getting more or less common?: More common. 17,136 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,467 in 2010, up 1.9%.