How common is the surname Sorrell?

8,641 people in the United States had the surname Sorrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,730 Americans. It ranked 4,104th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sorrell?

Martin Sorrell, British businessman.

Where is the surname Sorrell most common?

Wikidata records people named Sorrell in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Sorrell getting more or less common?

More common. 8,170 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,641 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Sorrell

A surname, carried by 8,641 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sorrell is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,641 people named Sorrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,730 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,170.

#4,104

rank among US surnames

8,641

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,990)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,095	Earle	8,672	35,603
#4,096	Brittain	8,671	35,607
#4,098	Gurley	8,669	35,615
#4,099	Samples	8,663	35,640
#4,100	Boothe	8,656	35,668
#4,101	Freeland	8,653	35,681
#4,102	Fusco	8,650	35,693

Who is named Sorrell

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

76% of people named Sorrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.6%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sorrells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Martin Sorrell
British businessman, born 1945

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sorrell

Sorrell has the Soundex code S640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S640.

Questions

How common is the surname Sorrell?: 8,641 people in the United States had the surname Sorrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,730 Americans. It ranked 4,104th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sorrell?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Sorrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sorrell?: Martin Sorrell, British businessman.
Where is the surname Sorrell most common?: Wikidata records people named Sorrell in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Sorrell getting more or less common?: More common. 8,170 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,641 in 2010, up 5.8%.