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    The surname Jovel

    A Spanish surname, carried by 2,275 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex J140

    Jovel: #13,391 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Jovel #13,391, 2,275 people Jovel: #13,391 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Jovel #13,391, 2,275 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jovel is more common than 91.7% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Jovel.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,275 people named Jovel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 135,712 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,483.

    #13,391
    rank among US surnames
    2,275
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +53.4%
    change since 2000 (was #17,510)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,383Gunnell2,276135,653
    #13,391Syverson2,275135,712
    #13,397Vess2,274135,772

    Who is named Jovel

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

    96% of people named Jovel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Jovel come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Jovel.
    How common is the surname Jovel?
    2,275 people in the United States had the surname Jovel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 135,712 Americans. It ranked 13,391st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jovel?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Jovel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Jovel getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,483 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,275 in 2010, up 53%.