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    The surname Metellus

    A surname, carried by 1,188 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M342

    Metellus: #21,868 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Metellus #21,868, 1,188 people Metellus: #21,868 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Metellus #21,868, 1,188 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Metellus is more common than 86.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,188 people named Metellus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,887 Americans. That is up 72% since 2000, when the Census counted 692.

    #21,868
    rank among US surnames
    1,188
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +71.7%
    change since 2000 (was #31,592)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #21,862Pluta1,189259,668
    #21,868Casavant1,188259,887

    Who is named Metellus

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

    94% of people named Metellus identified as Black (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Metellus?
    1,188 people in the United States had the surname Metellus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,887 Americans. It ranked 21,868th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Metellus?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Metellus identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Metellus getting more or less common?
    More common. 692 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,188 in 2010, up 72%.