How common is the surname Worrell?

10,821 people in the United States had the surname Worrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,532 Americans. It ranked 3,313th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Worrell?

Bernie Worrell, American musician (1944–2016), followed by Kelsi Dahlia.

Where is the surname Worrell most common?

Wikidata records people named Worrell in the United States.

Is the surname Worrell getting more or less common?

More common. 10,460 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,821 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Worrell

A surname, carried by 10,821 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Worrell is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,821 people named Worrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,532 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,460.

#3,313

rank among US surnames

10,821

people in 2010

3.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,155)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,304	Agee	10,857	28,437
#3,305	Elrod	10,851	28,453
#3,306	McLemore	10,850	28,456
#3,307	Kuntz	10,848	28,461
#3,308	Pak	10,846	28,466
#3,309	O'Toole	10,842	28,477
#3,310	Hardwick	10,841	28,479

Who is named Worrell

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

72% of people named Worrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Worrells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bernie Worrell
American musician (1944–2016)
Kelsi Dahlia
American swimmer, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Warrell

Surnames that sound like Worrell

Worrell has the Soundex code W640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W640.

Questions

How common is the surname Worrell?: 10,821 people in the United States had the surname Worrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,532 Americans. It ranked 3,313th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Worrell?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Worrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Worrell?: Bernie Worrell, American musician (1944–2016), followed by Kelsi Dahlia.
Where is the surname Worrell most common?: Wikidata records people named Worrell in the United States.
Is the surname Worrell getting more or less common?: More common. 10,460 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,821 in 2010, up 3.5%.
What are other spellings of Worrell?: Warrell.