How common is the surname Seel?

1,002 people in the United States had the surname Seel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. It ranked 24,838th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Seel getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,093 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,002 in 2010, down 8.3%.

The surname Seel

A surname, carried by 1,002 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Seel is more common than 84.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,002 people named Seel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. That is down 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,093.

#24,838

rank among US surnames

1,002

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-8.3%

change since 2000 (was #22,078)

Who is named Seel

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

95% of people named Seel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 0.9%

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 Seel

Seel has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Questions

How common is the surname Seel?: 1,002 people in the United States had the surname Seel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. It ranked 24,838th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Seel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Seel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Seel getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,093 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,002 in 2010, down 8.3%.