How common is the surname Herrell?

2,723 people in the United States had the surname Herrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. It ranked 11,543rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Herrell?

Yvette Herrell, American politician and realtor (born 1964).

Where is the surname Herrell most common?

Wikidata records people named Herrell in the United States.

Is the surname Herrell getting more or less common?

More common. 2,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,723 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Herrell

A surname, carried by 2,723 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Herrell is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,723 people named Herrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,582.

#11,543

rank among US surnames

2,723

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,245)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,534	Haigh	2,727	113,218
#11,537	Ritenour	2,726	113,260
#11,540	Pardee	2,725	113,301
#11,543	Woodrow	2,723	113,384
#11,550	Comerford	2,722	113,426

Who is named Herrell

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

87% of people named Herrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Herrells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Yvette Herrell
American politician and realtor (born 1964)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Herrell

Herrell has the Soundex code H640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H640.

Questions

How common is the surname Herrell?: 2,723 people in the United States had the surname Herrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. It ranked 11,543rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Herrell?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Herrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Herrell?: Yvette Herrell, American politician and realtor (born 1964).
Where is the surname Herrell most common?: Wikidata records people named Herrell in the United States.
Is the surname Herrell getting more or less common?: More common. 2,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,723 in 2010, up 5.5%.