How common is the surname Munsell?

1,825 people in the United States had the surname Munsell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,176 Americans. It ranked 15,922nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Munsell?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Munsell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Munsell?

Albert Henry Munsell, American artist (1858-1918).

Where is the surname Munsell most common?

Wikidata records people named Munsell in the United States.

Is the surname Munsell getting more or less common?

More common. 1,766 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,825 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Munsell

A surname, carried by 1,825 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Munsell is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,825 people named Munsell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,176 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,766.

#15,922

rank among US surnames

1,825

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,280)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,922	Hayter	1,825	169,176
#15,931	Murch	1,824	169,268

Who is named Munsell

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

94% of people named Munsell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Munsells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Albert Henry Munsell
American artist (1858-1918)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Munsell

Mansell

Munsell has the Soundex code M524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M524.

Questions

How common is the surname Munsell?: 1,825 people in the United States had the surname Munsell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,176 Americans. It ranked 15,922nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Munsell?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Munsell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Munsell?: Albert Henry Munsell, American artist (1858-1918).
Where is the surname Munsell most common?: Wikidata records people named Munsell in the United States.
Is the surname Munsell getting more or less common?: More common. 1,766 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,825 in 2010, up 3.3%.