How Many People Have the Last Name Able?
people had the surname Able in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 121,951 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 5 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+55 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Able (70.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 22.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Able ranks #10,120. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 74.1% to 70.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Able grew from 2,362 people in 2000 to 2,417 in 2010 (up 2.3%), and its rank fell from #12,107 to #12,766. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.88 to 0.82 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 2,362 | 2,417 |
| Rank | #12,107 | #12,766 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.88 | 0.82 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Able
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Able: A140
👤 Able as a First Name
Able is a first name too: about 975 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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