How common is the surname Mell?

1,371 people in the United States had the surname Mell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 225,197 Americans. It ranked 19,654th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mell?

Marisa Mell, Austrian actress (1939–1992), followed by Max Mell.

Where is the surname Mell most common?

Wikidata records people named Mell in Austria.

Is the surname Mell getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,739 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,371 in 2010, down 21%.

The surname Mell

A surname, carried by 1,371 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mell is more common than 87.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,371 people named Mell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 225,197 Americans. That is down 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,739.

#19,654

rank among US surnames

1,371

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-21.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,464)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,646	Garrigan	1,372	225,033
#19,654	Punch	1,371	225,197

Who is named Mell

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

91% of people named Mell identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marisa Mell
Austrian actress (1939–1992)
Max Mell
Austrian poet, playwright and author (1882–1971)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mell

Mell has the Soundex code M400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M400.

Questions

How common is the surname Mell?: 1,371 people in the United States had the surname Mell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 225,197 Americans. It ranked 19,654th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mell?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Mell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mell?: Marisa Mell, Austrian actress (1939–1992), followed by Max Mell.
Where is the surname Mell most common?: Wikidata records people named Mell in Austria.
Is the surname Mell getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,739 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,371 in 2010, down 21%.