How common is the surname Pursell?

2,608 people in the United States had the surname Pursell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,384 Americans. It ranked 11,977th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pursell?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Pursell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pursell?

Carl Pursell, American politician (1932-2009).

Where is the surname Pursell most common?

Wikidata records people named Pursell in the United States.

Is the surname Pursell getting more or less common?

More common. 2,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,608 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname Pursell

A surname, carried by 2,608 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P624

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pursell is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,608 people named Pursell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,384 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,429.

#11,977

rank among US surnames

2,608

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,810)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,968	Holtzclaw	2,611	118,248
#11,970	Tadeo	2,610	118,293
#11,971	Goodrum	2,609	118,339
#11,977	Fleshman	2,608	118,384
#11,982	McCay	2,607	118,429
#11,984	Laclair	2,606	118,475

Who is named Pursell

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

96% of people named Pursell identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pursells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carl Pursell
American politician (1932-2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pursell

Pursell has the Soundex code P624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P624.

Questions

How common is the surname Pursell?: 2,608 people in the United States had the surname Pursell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,384 Americans. It ranked 11,977th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pursell?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Pursell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pursell?: Carl Pursell, American politician (1932-2009).
Where is the surname Pursell most common?: Wikidata records people named Pursell in the United States.
Is the surname Pursell getting more or less common?: More common. 2,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,608 in 2010, up 7.4%.