How common is the surname Revel?

746 people in the United States had the surname Revel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 413,868 Americans. It ranked 31,107th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Revel getting more or less common?

Less common. 805 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 746 in 2010, down 7.3%.

The surname Revel

A French surname, carried by 746 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Revel is more common than 80.8% of them.

Origin

French origin

* As an English surname, variant of Revell. * As a French surname, from Old French reveau (“rebel”). * Also as a French surname, from several places in France, such as Revel, Haute-Garonne, named after a nearby Mont Revel, from Latin rebellis (“he who revolts, rebels”).

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 746 people named Revel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 413,868 Americans. That is down 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 805.

#31,107

rank among US surnames

746

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-7.3%

change since 2000 (was #28,028)

Who is named Revel

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

80% of people named Revel identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.3%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Revel

Revel has the Soundex code R140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R140.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Revel come from?: * As an English surname, variant of Revell. * As a French surname, from Old French reveau (“rebel”). * Also as a French surname, from several places in France, such as Revel, Haute-Garonne, named after a nearby Mont Revel, from Latin rebellis (“he who revolts, rebels”).
How common is the surname Revel?: 746 people in the United States had the surname Revel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 413,868 Americans. It ranked 31,107th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Revel?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Revel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Revel getting more or less common?: Less common. 805 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 746 in 2010, down 7.3%.