How common is the surname Samuels?

22,207 people in the United States had the surname Samuels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,903 Americans. It ranked 1,621st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Samuels?

Skyler Samuels, American actress, followed by Giovonnie Samuels.

Where is the surname Samuels most common?

Wikidata records people named Samuels in the United States.

Is the surname Samuels getting more or less common?

More common. 20,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,207 in 2010, up 8.7%.

The surname Samuels

A surname, carried by 22,207 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S542

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Samuels is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,207 people named Samuels in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,903 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,422.

#1,621

rank among US surnames

22,207

people in 2010

7.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,611)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,612	Gary	22,310	13,839
#1,613	Zhao	22,301	13,844
#1,614	Sewell	22,294	13,849
#1,615	Browne	22,289	13,852
#1,616	Ramey	22,287	13,853
#1,617	Davison	22,276	13,860
#1,618	Clifford	22,245	13,879

Who is named Samuels

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

53% of people named Samuels identified as Black (not Hispanic), 39% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 53%
White (not Hispanic) 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Samuelss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Skyler Samuels
American actress, born 1994
Giovonnie Samuels
American actress, born 1985
Dave Samuels
American musician (1948–2019)
Jermaine Samuels
American basketball player (born 1998)
Napoleon XIV
American musician (1938–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Samuels

Samuels has the Soundex code S542, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S542.

Questions

How common is the surname Samuels?: 22,207 people in the United States had the surname Samuels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,903 Americans. It ranked 1,621st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Samuels?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Samuels identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 39% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Samuels?: Skyler Samuels, American actress, followed by Giovonnie Samuels.
Where is the surname Samuels most common?: Wikidata records people named Samuels in the United States.
Is the surname Samuels getting more or less common?: More common. 20,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,207 in 2010, up 8.7%.