How common is the surname Ismail?

6,126 people in the United States had the surname Ismail in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,399 Americans. It ranked 5,668th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Ismail most common?

Wikidata records people named Ismail in India.

Is the surname Ismail getting more or less common?

More common. 3,775 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,126 in 2010, up 62%.

Is Ismail also a first name?

Yes. Ismail 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 Ismail

An Arabic surname, carried by 6,126 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). Ismail is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl). Doublet of Ishmael.

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,126 people named Ismail in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,399 Americans. That is up 62% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,775.

#5,668

rank among US surnames

6,126

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+62.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,090)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,660	Tedesco	6,133	50,342
#5,664	Arvizu	6,130	50,366
#5,666	Coakley	6,127	50,391
#5,668	Ismail	6,126	50,399
#5,669	Brister	6,123	50,424
#5,671	Elmer	6,119	50,457
#5,672	Shaughnessy	6,117	50,473

Who is named Ismail

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

44% of people named Ismail identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 23% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 44%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Asian and Pacific Islander 23%
Two or more races 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ismails

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ahmed Ismail El Shamy
Boxer, born 1975

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ismail

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

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ismail come from?: From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl). Doublet of Ishmael.
How common is the surname Ismail?: 6,126 people in the United States had the surname Ismail in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,399 Americans. It ranked 5,668th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ismail?: In the 2010 Census, 44% of people named Ismail identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ismail?: Ahmed Ismail El Shamy, boxer.
Where is the surname Ismail most common?: Wikidata records people named Ismail in India.
Is the surname Ismail getting more or less common?: More common. 3,775 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,126 in 2010, up 62%.
Is Ismail also a first name?: Yes. Ismail 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.