How common is the surname Ishmael?

2,750 people in the United States had the surname Ishmael in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,271 Americans. It ranked 11,456th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ishmael getting more or less common?

More common. 2,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,750 in 2010, up 8.4%.

Is Ishmael also a first name?

Yes. Ishmael 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.

The surname Ishmael

A surname, carried by 2,750 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex I254 Also a first name

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

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,750 people named Ishmael in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,271 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,538.

#11,456

rank among US surnames

2,750

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,385)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,448	Mancillas	2,751	112,230
#11,456	Greenbaum	2,750	112,271
#11,462	Eudy	2,749	112,312
#11,463	Coogan	2,748	112,353

Who is named Ishmael

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

65% of people named Ishmael identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.1%
Two or more races 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ishmael

Ishmael has the Soundex code I254, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I254.

Questions

How common is the surname Ishmael?: 2,750 people in the United States had the surname Ishmael in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,271 Americans. It ranked 11,456th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ishmael?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Ishmael identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ishmael getting more or less common?: More common. 2,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,750 in 2010, up 8.4%.
Is Ishmael also a first name?: Yes. Ishmael 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.