How common is the surname Spells?

2,235 people in the United States had the surname Spells in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,141 Americans. It ranked 13,569th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Spells getting more or less common?

More common. 1,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,235 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Spells

A surname, carried by 2,235 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S142

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spells is more common than 91.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,235 people named Spells in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,141 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,987.

#13,569

rank among US surnames

2,235

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+12.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,925)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,564	Trang	2,236	138,079
#13,569	Umberger	2,235	138,141
#13,572	Boler	2,234	138,203
#13,578	Hosler	2,233	138,265

Who is named Spells

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

76% of people named Spells identified as Black (not Hispanic), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 76%
White (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Spells?: 2,235 people in the United States had the surname Spells in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,141 Americans. It ranked 13,569th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spells?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Spells identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Spells getting more or less common?: More common. 1,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,235 in 2010, up 13%.