How common is the surname Spruell?

1,698 people in the United States had the surname Spruell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,829 Americans. It ranked 16,809th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Spruell?

Sam Spruell, British actor (born 1977).

Where is the surname Spruell most common?

Wikidata records people named Spruell in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Spruell getting more or less common?

More common. 1,678 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,698 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Spruell

A surname, carried by 1,698 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S164

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spruell is more common than 89.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,698 people named Spruell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 181,829 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,678.

#16,809

rank among US surnames

1,698

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,910)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,802	Legler	1,699	181,722
#16,809	Porcaro	1,698	181,829

Who is named Spruell

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

54% of people named Spruell identified as white (not Hispanic), 40% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 40%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Spruells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam Spruell
British actor (born 1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Spruell

Spruell has the Soundex code S164, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S164.

Questions

How common is the surname Spruell?: 1,698 people in the United States had the surname Spruell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,829 Americans. It ranked 16,809th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spruell?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Spruell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Spruell?: Sam Spruell, British actor (born 1977).
Where is the surname Spruell most common?: Wikidata records people named Spruell in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Spruell getting more or less common?: More common. 1,678 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,698 in 2010, up 1.2%.