How Many People Have the Last Name Abel?
people had the surname Abel in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 15,974 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+221 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Abel (88.2%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Abel ranks #1,453. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Abel grew from 18,243 people in 2000 to 18,464 in 2010 (up 1.2%), and its rank fell from #1,809 to #1,958. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.76 to 6.26 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 18,243 | 18,464 |
| Rank | #1,809 | #1,958 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.76 | 6.26 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Abel
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Abel: A140
👤 Abel as a First Name
Abel is a first name too: about 60,599 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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