How common is the surname Yarnell?

3,365 people in the United States had the surname Yarnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,752 Americans. It ranked 9,643rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Yarnell?

Bruce Yarnell, American actor (1935-1973).

Where is the surname Yarnell most common?

Wikidata records people named Yarnell in the United States.

Is the surname Yarnell getting more or less common?

More common. 3,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,365 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Yarnell

A surname, carried by 3,365 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Y654

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yarnell 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 3,365 people named Yarnell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,752 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,162.

#9,643

rank among US surnames

3,365

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,431)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,636	Hornberger	3,368	91,670
#9,638	Xavier	3,367	91,698
#9,642	Wilken	3,366	91,725
#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

Who is named Yarnell

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

93% of people named Yarnell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Yarnells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruce Yarnell
American actor (1935-1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Yarnell

Yarnall

Yarnell has the Soundex code Y654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y654.

Questions

How common is the surname Yarnell?: 3,365 people in the United States had the surname Yarnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,752 Americans. It ranked 9,643rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yarnell?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Yarnell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Yarnell?: Bruce Yarnell, American actor (1935-1973).
Where is the surname Yarnell most common?: Wikidata records people named Yarnell in the United States.
Is the surname Yarnell getting more or less common?: More common. 3,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,365 in 2010, up 6.4%.