How common is the surname Nevels?

3,335 people in the United States had the surname Nevels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,577 Americans. It ranked 9,727th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Nevels getting more or less common?

More common. 3,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,335 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname Nevels

A surname, carried by 3,335 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N142

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nevels is more common than 94% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,335 people named Nevels in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,577 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,078.

#9,727

rank among US surnames

3,335

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,682)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,720	Mandell	3,337	92,522
#9,722	Mower	3,336	92,550
#9,727	Nevels	3,335	92,577
#9,728	Vale	3,334	92,605
#9,730	Suttle	3,333	92,633
#9,733	Frakes	3,332	92,661
#9,734	Strode	3,331	92,689

Who is named Nevels

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

51% of people named Nevels identified as Black (not Hispanic), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 51%
White (not Hispanic) 42%
Two or more races 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Nevels?: 3,335 people in the United States had the surname Nevels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,577 Americans. It ranked 9,727th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nevels?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Nevels identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Nevels getting more or less common?: More common. 3,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,335 in 2010, up 8.3%.