How common is the surname Muriel?

1,778 people in the United States had the surname Muriel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,648 Americans. It ranked 16,238th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Muriel getting more or less common?

More common. 1,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,778 in 2010, up 39%.

Is Muriel also a first name?

Yes. Muriel 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 Muriel

A surname, carried by 1,778 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M640 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). Muriel is more common than 90% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,778 people named Muriel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 173,648 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,283.

#16,238

rank among US surnames

1,778

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+38.6%

change since 2000 (was #19,480)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,238	Smoker	1,778	173,648
#16,247	Haddon	1,777	173,745

Who is named Muriel

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

80% of people named Muriel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Muriel

Muriel has the Soundex code M640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M640.

Questions

How common is the surname Muriel?: 1,778 people in the United States had the surname Muriel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,648 Americans. It ranked 16,238th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Muriel?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Muriel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Muriel getting more or less common?: More common. 1,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,778 in 2010, up 39%.
Is Muriel also a first name?: Yes. Muriel 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.