How common is the surname Ismael?

1,012 people in the United States had the surname Ismael in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,085 Americans. It ranked 24,665th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ismael getting more or less common?

More common. 663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,012 in 2010, up 53%.

Is Ismael also a first name?

Yes. Ismael 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 Ismael

A surname, carried by 1,012 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). Ismael is more common than 84.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,012 people named Ismael in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 305,085 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 663.

#24,665

rank among US surnames

1,012

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+52.6%

change since 2000 (was #32,652)

Who is named Ismael

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

32% of people named Ismael identified as Black (not Hispanic), 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 16% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 32%
White (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 16%
Asian and Pacific Islander 16%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ismael

Ismael 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 Ismael?: 1,012 people in the United States had the surname Ismael in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,085 Americans. It ranked 24,665th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ismael?: In the 2010 Census, 32% of people named Ismael identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ismael getting more or less common?: More common. 663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,012 in 2010, up 53%.
Is Ismael also a first name?: Yes. Ismael 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.