How common is the surname Lavelle?

6,074 people in the United States had the surname Lavelle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,831 Americans. It ranked 5,711th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lavelle?

Rose Lavelle, American soccer player.

Where is the surname Lavelle most common?

Wikidata records people named Lavelle in the United States.

Is the surname Lavelle getting more or less common?

More common. 5,857 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,074 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Lavelle

A surname, carried by 6,074 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lavelle is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,074 people named Lavelle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,831 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,857.

#5,711

rank among US surnames

6,074

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,463)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,707	Hilbert	6,077	50,806
#5,708	Mayers	6,076	50,814
#5,709	Paschal	6,075	50,822
#5,711	Lavelle	6,074	50,831
#5,713	McClary	6,070	50,864

Who is named Lavelle

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

93% of people named Lavelle identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lavelles

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rose Lavelle
American soccer player, born 1995

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Lavell

Surnames that sound like Lavelle

Lavelle has the Soundex code L140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L140.

Questions

How common is the surname Lavelle?: 6,074 people in the United States had the surname Lavelle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,831 Americans. It ranked 5,711th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lavelle?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lavelle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lavelle?: Rose Lavelle, American soccer player.
Where is the surname Lavelle most common?: Wikidata records people named Lavelle in the United States.
Is the surname Lavelle getting more or less common?: More common. 5,857 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,074 in 2010, up 3.7%.
What are other spellings of Lavelle?: Lavell.