How common is the surname Tunnell?

3,362 people in the United States had the surname Tunnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,834 Americans. It ranked 9,652nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tunnell?

James M. Tunnell, American politician (1879-1957), followed by Emlen Tunnell.

Where is the surname Tunnell most common?

Wikidata records people named Tunnell in the United States.

Is the surname Tunnell getting more or less common?

More common. 3,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,362 in 2010, up 7.9%.

The surname Tunnell

A surname, carried by 3,362 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tunnell is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,362 people named Tunnell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,834 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,115.

#9,652

rank among US surnames

3,362

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.9%

change since 2000 (was #9,574)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,643	Azar	3,365	91,752
#9,646	Bash	3,364	91,779
#9,648	Rode	3,363	91,807
#9,652	Pecoraro	3,362	91,834
#9,658	Durrett	3,361	91,861
#9,661	Hellman	3,360	91,889

Who is named Tunnell

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

86% of people named Tunnell identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tunnells

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James M. Tunnell
American politician (1879-1957)
Emlen Tunnell
American football player (1925-1975)
Ebe W. Tunnell
American politician (1844-1917)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tunnell

Tunnell has the Soundex code T540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T540.

Questions

How common is the surname Tunnell?: 3,362 people in the United States had the surname Tunnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,834 Americans. It ranked 9,652nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tunnell?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Tunnell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tunnell?: James M. Tunnell, American politician (1879-1957), followed by Emlen Tunnell.
Where is the surname Tunnell most common?: Wikidata records people named Tunnell in the United States.
Is the surname Tunnell getting more or less common?: More common. 3,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,362 in 2010, up 7.9%.