How common is the surname Vessels?

1,610 people in the United States had the surname Vessels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,767 Americans. It ranked 17,502nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Vessels getting more or less common?

More common. 1,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,610 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Vessels

A surname, carried by 1,610 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V242

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vessels is more common than 89.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,610 people named Vessels in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 191,767 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,498.

#17,502

rank among US surnames

1,610

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #17,377)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,495	Cleek	1,611	191,648
#17,502	Iman	1,610	191,767

Who is named Vessels

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

83% of people named Vessels identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Vessels?: 1,610 people in the United States had the surname Vessels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,767 Americans. It ranked 17,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vessels?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Vessels identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Vessels getting more or less common?: More common. 1,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,610 in 2010, up 7.5%.