How common is the surname Scannell?

2,684 people in the United States had the surname Scannell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,032 Americans. It ranked 11,679th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Scannell?

Kevin Scannell, American academic and linguist.

Where is the surname Scannell most common?

Wikidata records people named Scannell in the United States.

Is the surname Scannell getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,712 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,684 in 2010, down 1.0%.

The surname Scannell

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,684 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Scannell is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scannail (“descendant of Scannal”), a byname meaning "contention".

Scannell is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,684 people named Scannell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,032 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,712.

#11,679

rank among US surnames

2,684

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-1%

change since 2000 (was #10,797)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,672	Luongo	2,686	114,946
#11,675	Guin	2,685	114,989
#11,679	Petitt	2,684	115,032
#11,683	Pridemore	2,683	115,075
#11,685	Rorie	2,682	115,118
#11,688	Rotondo	2,681	115,161

Who is named Scannell

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

95% of people named Scannell identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Scannells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kevin Scannell
American academic and linguist, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Scannell

Scannell has the Soundex code S540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S540.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Scannell come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scannail (“descendant of Scannal”), a byname meaning "contention".
How common is the surname Scannell?: 2,684 people in the United States had the surname Scannell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,032 Americans. It ranked 11,679th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Scannell?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Scannell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Scannell?: Kevin Scannell, American academic and linguist.
Where is the surname Scannell most common?: Wikidata records people named Scannell in the United States.
What type of surname is Scannell?: Scannell is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Scannell getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,712 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,684 in 2010, down 1.0%.