How common is the surname Postell?

3,080 people in the United States had the surname Postell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,242 Americans. It ranked 10,445th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Postell?

Ashley Postell, artistic gymnast.

Where is the surname Postell most common?

Wikidata records people named Postell in the United States.

Is the surname Postell getting more or less common?

More common. 2,783 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,080 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Postell

A surname, carried by 3,080 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P234

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Postell is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,080 people named Postell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,242 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,783.

#10,445

rank among US surnames

3,080

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+10.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,578)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,437	Dyess	3,082	100,177
#10,440	Haslam	3,081	100,210
#10,445	Postell	3,080	100,242
#10,448	Hillier	3,079	100,275
#10,450	Riffe	3,078	100,307
#10,451	Edgington	3,077	100,340
#10,453	Mellen	3,076	100,372

Who is named Postell

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

50% of people named Postell identified as Black (not Hispanic), 45% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 45%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Postells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ashley Postell
Artistic gymnast, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Postell

Postell has the Soundex code P234, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P234.

Questions

How common is the surname Postell?: 3,080 people in the United States had the surname Postell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,242 Americans. It ranked 10,445th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Postell?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Postell identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 45% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Postell?: Ashley Postell, artistic gymnast.
Where is the surname Postell most common?: Wikidata records people named Postell in the United States.
Is the surname Postell getting more or less common?: More common. 2,783 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,080 in 2010, up 11%.