How common is the surname Hallowell?

2,491 people in the United States had the surname Hallowell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,944 Americans. It ranked 12,460th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hallowell?

Edward Hallowell, American scientist (1808-1860).

Where is the surname Hallowell most common?

Wikidata records people named Hallowell in the United States.

How do you pronounce Hallowell?

Hallowell is /ˈhɑloʊwɛl/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Hallowell getting more or less common?

More common. 2,304 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,491 in 2010, up 8.1%.

The surname Hallowell

A surname, carried by 2,491 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhɑloʊwɛl/ 3 syllables Soundex H440

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hallowell is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,491 people named Hallowell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,944 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,304.

#12,460

rank among US surnames

2,491

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #12,367)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,452	Karlin	2,493	123,845
#12,454	Evert	2,492	123,895
#12,460	Hallowell	2,491	123,944
#12,467	Como	2,490	123,994

Who is named Hallowell

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

91% of people named Hallowell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hallowells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Hallowell
American scientist (1808-1860)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hallowell

Hollowell

Hallowell has the Soundex code H440, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H440.

Questions

How common is the surname Hallowell?: 2,491 people in the United States had the surname Hallowell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,944 Americans. It ranked 12,460th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hallowell?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hallowell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hallowell?: Edward Hallowell, American scientist (1808-1860).
Where is the surname Hallowell most common?: Wikidata records people named Hallowell in the United States.
How do you pronounce Hallowell?: Hallowell is /ˈhɑloʊwɛl/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Hallowell getting more or less common?: More common. 2,304 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,491 in 2010, up 8.1%.