How common is the surname Zell?

3,049 people in the United States had the surname Zell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,261 Americans. It ranked 10,520th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zell?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Zell?

Sam Zell, American billionaire investor (1941–2023).

Where is the surname Zell most common?

Wikidata records people named Zell in the United States.

Is the surname Zell getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,070 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,049 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Zell

A surname, carried by 3,049 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Z400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zell is more common than 93.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,049 people named Zell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,261 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,070.

#10,520

rank among US surnames

3,049

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,708)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,514	Konrad	3,052	101,162
#10,515	Amburgey	3,051	101,195
#10,517	Rymer	3,050	101,228
#10,520	McMorris	3,049	101,261
#10,525	Rippy	3,048	101,294
#10,528	Cumming	3,047	101,328

Who is named Zell

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

95% of people named Zell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam Zell
American billionaire investor (1941–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zell

Zell has the Soundex code Z400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z400.

Questions

How common is the surname Zell?: 3,049 people in the United States had the surname Zell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,261 Americans. It ranked 10,520th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zell?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Zell?: Sam Zell, American billionaire investor (1941–2023).
Where is the surname Zell most common?: Wikidata records people named Zell in the United States.
Is the surname Zell getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,070 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,049 in 2010, down 0.7%.