How common is the surname Royall?

1,587 people in the United States had the surname Royall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,547 Americans. It ranked 17,682nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Royall?

Belinda Royall, author of the first known slave narrative by an African woman in the United States.

Where is the surname Royall most common?

Wikidata records people named Royall in Ghana.

Is the surname Royall getting more or less common?

More common. 1,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,587 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Royall

A surname, carried by 1,587 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Royall is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,587 people named Royall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 194,547 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,566.

#17,682

rank among US surnames

1,587

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,783)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,673	Siqueiros	1,588	194,424
#17,682	Najjar	1,587	194,547
#17,691	Pangburn	1,586	194,669

Who is named Royall

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

79% of people named Royall identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Royalls

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Belinda Royall
Author of the first known slave narrative by an African woman in the United States, 1712–1790

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Royall

Royall has the Soundex code R400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R400.

Questions

How common is the surname Royall?: 1,587 people in the United States had the surname Royall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,547 Americans. It ranked 17,682nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Royall?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Royall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Royall?: Belinda Royall, author of the first known slave narrative by an African woman in the United States.
Where is the surname Royall most common?: Wikidata records people named Royall in Ghana.
Is the surname Royall getting more or less common?: More common. 1,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,587 in 2010, up 1.3%.