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    The surname Gravel

    A surname, carried by 2,232 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G614

    Gravel: #13,583 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gravel #13,583, 2,232 people Gravel: #13,583 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gravel #13,583, 2,232 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gravel is more common than 91.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,232 people named Gravel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,327 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,225.

    #13,583
    rank among US surnames
    2,232
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.3%
    change since 2000 (was #12,737)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,578Hosler2,233138,265
    #13,583Reiman2,232138,327
    #13,588Pier2,231138,389

    Who is named Gravel

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

    95% of people named Gravel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Gravels

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mike Gravel
      American politician; United States Senator (1930-2021)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gravel

    Gravel has the Soundex code G614, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G614.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Gravel?
    2,232 people in the United States had the surname Gravel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,327 Americans. It ranked 13,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gravel?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gravel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Gravel?
    Mike Gravel, American politician; United States Senator (1930-2021).
    Where is the surname Gravel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gravel in the United States.
    Is the surname Gravel getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,225 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,232 in 2010, up 0.3%.