How common is the surname Mikel?

2,514 people in the United States had the surname Mikel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,810 Americans. It ranked 12,370th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Mikel getting more or less common?

More common. 2,452 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,514 in 2010, up 2.5%.

Is Mikel also a first name?

Yes. Mikel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mikel

A surname, carried by 2,514 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M240 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mikel is more common than 92.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,514 people named Mikel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,810 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,452.

#12,370

rank among US surnames

2,514

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,712)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,362	Bart	2,515	122,762
#12,370	Mikel	2,514	122,810
#12,378	Richer	2,513	122,859

Who is named Mikel

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

79% of people named Mikel identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mikel

Mikel 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 Mikel?: 2,514 people in the United States had the surname Mikel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,810 Americans. It ranked 12,370th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mikel?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Mikel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Mikel getting more or less common?: More common. 2,452 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,514 in 2010, up 2.5%.
Is Mikel also a first name?: Yes. Mikel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.