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    The surname Maciel

    A surname, carried by 11,500 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M240

    Maciel: #3,142 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Maciel #3,142, 11,500 people Maciel: #3,142 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Maciel #3,142, 11,500 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maciel is more common than 98.1% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,500 people named Maciel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,847 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,407.

    #3,142
    rank among US surnames
    11,500
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +36.8%
    change since 2000 (was #3,882)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,133Krieger11,52126,799
    #3,135Troutman11,51926,803
    #3,136Tello11,51226,819
    #3,137Nielson11,51126,822
    #3,138Cary11,50626,833
    #3,140Ruelas11,50526,836
    #3,141Grigsby11,50126,845

    Who is named Maciel

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

    81% of people named Maciel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 18% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
    • White (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • Two or more races 0.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Maciels

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Larissa Maciel
      Brazilian actress, born 1977
    • Leonel Maciel
      Argentinian handball player, born 1989
    • Sergio Maciel
      Argentinian association football player (1965–2008)
    • Formiga
      Brazilian association football player, born 1978
    • Igor Jesus
      Brazilian footballer, born 2001
    • Antônio Conselheiro
      Brazilian preacher (1830-1897)

    Notable Maciels come mostly from Brazil (4) and Argentina (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Maciel

    Maciel has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Maciel?
    11,500 people in the United States had the surname Maciel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,847 Americans. It ranked 3,142nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Maciel?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Maciel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Maciel?
    Larissa Maciel, Brazilian actress, followed by Leonel Maciel.
    Where is the surname Maciel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Maciel in Brazil and Argentina.
    Is the surname Maciel getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,407 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,500 in 2010, up 37%.