How common is the surname Mizell?

5,429 people in the United States had the surname Mizell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,870 Americans. It ranked 6,291st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mizell?

Jam Master Jay, American hip hop musician (1965–2002).

Where is the surname Mizell most common?

Wikidata records people named Mizell in the United States.

Is the surname Mizell getting more or less common?

More common. 5,232 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,429 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Mizell

A surname, carried by 5,429 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). Mizell is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,429 people named Mizell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,870 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,232.

#6,291

rank among US surnames

5,429

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,049)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,286	Markey	5,435	56,807
#6,288	Mader	5,434	56,817
#6,290	Plata	5,432	56,838
#6,291	Ridgway	5,429	56,870

Who is named Mizell

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

81% of people named Mizell identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mizells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jam Master Jay
American hip hop musician (1965–2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mizell

Mizell 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 Mizell?: 5,429 people in the United States had the surname Mizell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,870 Americans. It ranked 6,291st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mizell?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Mizell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mizell?: Jam Master Jay, American hip hop musician (1965–2002).
Where is the surname Mizell most common?: Wikidata records people named Mizell in the United States.
Is the surname Mizell getting more or less common?: More common. 5,232 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,429 in 2010, up 3.8%.