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    The surname Varnell

    A surname, carried by 2,558 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V654

    Varnell: #12,182 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Varnell #12,182, 2,558 people Varnell: #12,182 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Varnell #12,182, 2,558 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Varnell is more common than 92.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,558 people named Varnell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,698 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,465.

    #12,182
    rank among US surnames
    2,558
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #11,660)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,174Colindres2,560120,604
    #12,180Frerichs2,559120,651
    #12,182Kollman2,558120,698
    #12,186Gayton2,557120,745
    #12,188Alldredge2,556120,792

    Who is named Varnell

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

    88% of people named Varnell identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Varnell?
    2,558 people in the United States had the surname Varnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,698 Americans. It ranked 12,182nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Varnell?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Varnell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Varnell getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,465 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,558 in 2010, up 3.8%.