How common is the surname Estelle?

1,793 people in the United States had the surname Estelle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 172,195 Americans. It ranked 16,136th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Estelle getting more or less common?

More common. 1,637 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,793 in 2010, up 9.5%.

Is Estelle also a first name?

Yes. Estelle is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Estelle

A surname, carried by 1,793 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E234 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Estelle is more common than 90.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,793 people named Estelle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 172,195 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,637.

#16,136

rank among US surnames

1,793

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,224)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,130	Dickison	1,794	172,099
#16,136	Bastidas	1,793	172,195

Who is named Estelle

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

59% of people named Estelle identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 3.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Estelle

Estelle has the Soundex code E234, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E234.

Questions

How common is the surname Estelle?: 1,793 people in the United States had the surname Estelle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 172,195 Americans. It ranked 16,136th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Estelle?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Estelle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Estelle getting more or less common?: More common. 1,637 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,793 in 2010, up 9.5%.
Is Estelle also a first name?: Yes. Estelle is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.