How common is the surname Driskell?

4,180 people in the United States had the surname Driskell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,863 Americans. It ranked 7,915th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Driskell?

David Driskell, African American artist (1931-2020).

Where is the surname Driskell most common?

Wikidata records people named Driskell in the United States.

Is the surname Driskell getting more or less common?

More common. 4,015 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,180 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Driskell

A surname, carried by 4,180 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D624

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Driskell is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,180 people named Driskell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,863 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,015.

#7,915

rank among US surnames

4,180

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,631)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,909	Wilkey	4,183	73,810
#7,911	Auger	4,182	73,827
#7,912	Margolis	4,181	73,845
#7,915	Reina	4,180	73,863

Who is named Driskell

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

81% of people named Driskell identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Driskells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Driskell
African American artist (1931-2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Driskell

Driskell has the Soundex code D624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D624.

Questions

How common is the surname Driskell?: 4,180 people in the United States had the surname Driskell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,863 Americans. It ranked 7,915th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Driskell?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Driskell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Driskell?: David Driskell, African American artist (1931-2020).
Where is the surname Driskell most common?: Wikidata records people named Driskell in the United States.
Is the surname Driskell getting more or less common?: More common. 4,015 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,180 in 2010, up 4.1%.