How common is the surname Maskell?

1,279 people in the United States had the surname Maskell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. It ranked 20,687th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Maskell?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Maskell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Maskell?

Virginia Maskell, British actress (1936-1968), followed by William Miles Maskell.

Where is the surname Maskell most common?

Wikidata records people named Maskell in the United Kingdom and Colony of New Zealand.

Is the surname Maskell getting more or less common?

More common. 1,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,279 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Maskell

A surname, carried by 1,279 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maskell is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,279 people named Maskell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,121.

#20,687

rank among US surnames

1,279

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+14.1%

change since 2000 (was #21,666)

Who is named Maskell

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

91% of people named Maskell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Maskells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Virginia Maskell
British actress (1936-1968)
William Miles Maskell
British born New Zealand farmer, politician and entomologist (1839–1898)

Notable Maskells come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and Colony of New Zealand (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Maskell

Maskell 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 Maskell?: 1,279 people in the United States had the surname Maskell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. It ranked 20,687th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maskell?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Maskell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Maskell?: Virginia Maskell, British actress (1936-1968), followed by William Miles Maskell.
Where is the surname Maskell most common?: Wikidata records people named Maskell in the United Kingdom and Colony of New Zealand.
Is the surname Maskell getting more or less common?: More common. 1,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,279 in 2010, up 14%.