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    The surname Hassell

    A surname, carried by 6,273 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H240

    Hassell: #5,538 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hassell #5,538, 6,273 people Hassell: #5,538 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hassell #5,538, 6,273 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hassell is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,273 people named Hassell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,218 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,058.

    #5,538
    rank among US surnames
    6,273
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.5%
    change since 2000 (was #5,287)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,529Carrigan6,29049,085
    #5,530Kamara6,28849,101
    #5,531Hardee6,28349,140
    #5,533Boylan6,28049,163
    #5,534Linden6,27649,195
    #5,535Dee6,27549,202
    #5,537Rascon6,27449,210

    Who is named Hassell

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

    72% of people named Hassell identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 72%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hassells

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Eddie Hassell
      American actor (1990-2020)
    • Trenton Hassell
      American basketball player (born 1979)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hassell

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Hassell?
    6,273 people in the United States had the surname Hassell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,218 Americans. It ranked 5,538th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hassell?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Hassell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hassell?
    Eddie Hassell, American actor (1990-2020), followed by Trenton Hassell.
    Where is the surname Hassell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hassell in the United States.
    Is the surname Hassell getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,058 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,273 in 2010, up 3.5%.