How common is the surname Whelchel?

1,947 people in the United States had the surname Whelchel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,575 Americans. It ranked 15,147th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Whelchel?

Lisa Whelchel, American actress, singer, songwriter, author, and public speaker.

Where is the surname Whelchel most common?

Wikidata records people named Whelchel in the United States.

Is the surname Whelchel getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,954 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,947 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Whelchel

A surname, carried by 1,947 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W424

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Whelchel is more common than 90.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,947 people named Whelchel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,575 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,954.

#15,147

rank among US surnames

1,947

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,127)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,140	Swofford	1,948	158,494
#15,147	Sicard	1,947	158,575
#15,151	Mondesir	1,946	158,656

Who is named Whelchel

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

90% of people named Whelchel identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Whelchels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lisa Whelchel
American actress, singer, songwriter, author, and public speaker, born 1963

Questions

How common is the surname Whelchel?: 1,947 people in the United States had the surname Whelchel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,575 Americans. It ranked 15,147th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Whelchel?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Whelchel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Whelchel?: Lisa Whelchel, American actress, singer, songwriter, author, and public speaker.
Where is the surname Whelchel most common?: Wikidata records people named Whelchel in the United States.
Is the surname Whelchel getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,954 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,947 in 2010, down 0.4%.