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    The surname Haskell

    A Norse surname, carried by 9,816 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhæskəl/ 2 syllables Soundex H240 Also a first name

    Haskell: #3,617 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Haskell #3,617, 9,816 people Haskell: #3,617 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Haskell #3,617, 9,816 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Haskell is more common than 97.8% of them.

    Origin

    Norse origin

    * The programming language is named after American logician Haskell Curry (1900–1982). * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Askell, from Old Norse Áskell. Compare Axtell, Askin, Haskin, Hasty, Astin. * As a surname in the Isle of Man, a variant of Castell, itself related to the above. * As a Jewish surname, from Khaskl, a Yiddish form of Yeḥezqel, see Ezekiel.

    One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 9,816 people named Haskell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,453 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,376.

    #3,617
    rank among US surnames
    9,816
    people in 2010
    3.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.7%
    change since 2000 (was #3,486)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,608Kuykendall9,84131,373
    #3,609Ye9,83931,380
    #3,610Chou9,83431,396
    #3,611Caswell9,82731,418
    #3,612Weinberg9,82531,424
    #3,613McMurray9,82431,428
    #3,615Musser9,82031,440

    Who is named Haskell

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

    90% of people named Haskell identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Haskells

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Colleen Haskell
      American reality television contestant, born 1976
    • Peter Haskell
      American actor (1934-2010)
    • Molly Haskell
      American film critic, born 1939
    • Robert Haskell
      American politician (1903-1987)
    • Floyd Haskell
      American politician (1916-1998)
    • David Haskell
      American actor and singer (1948-2000)
    • Dudley C. Haskell
      American politician and merchant (1842-1883)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Hascall
    • Heiskell

    Surnames that sound like Haskell

    Haskell has the Soundex code H240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H240.

    Other Norse surnames

    All 126 Norse surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Haskell come from?
    * The programming language is named after American logician Haskell Curry (1900–1982). * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Askell, from Old Norse Áskell. Compare Axtell, Askin, Haskin, Hasty, Astin. * As a surname in the Isle of Man, a variant of Castell, itself related…
    How common is the surname Haskell?
    9,816 people in the United States had the surname Haskell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,453 Americans. It ranked 3,617th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Haskell?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Haskell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Haskell?
    Colleen Haskell, American reality television contestant, followed by Peter Haskell.
    Where is the surname Haskell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Haskell in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Haskell?
    Haskell is /ˈhæskəl/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Haskell getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,816 in 2010, up 4.7%.
    What are other spellings of Haskell?
    Hascall and Heiskell.
    Is Haskell also a first name?
    Yes. Haskell 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.