How common is the surname Nell?

2,079 people in the United States had the surname Nell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,507 Americans. It ranked 14,378th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Nell getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,079 in 2010, down 19%.

Is Nell also a first name?

Yes. Nell 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 Nell

A surname, carried by 2,079 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex N400 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). Nell is more common than 91.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,079 people named Nell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,507 Americans. That is down 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,565.

#14,378

rank among US surnames

2,079

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-18.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,302)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,374	Sclafani	2,080	148,435
#14,378	Litwin	2,079	148,507
#14,382	Fails	2,078	148,578

Who is named Nell

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

85% of people named Nell identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nell

Nell has the Soundex code N400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N400.

Questions

How common is the surname Nell?: 2,079 people in the United States had the surname Nell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,507 Americans. It ranked 14,378th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nell?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Nell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Nell getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,079 in 2010, down 19%.
Is Nell also a first name?: Yes. Nell 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.