How Many People Have the Last Name El?
people had the surname El in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 185,185 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 8 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Black
Change Since 2000
+429 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname El (60.9%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 16.5%, are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, El ranks #598. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share fell from 18.7% to 5.1%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 53% to 60.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
El grew from 1,168 people in 2000 to 1,597 in 2010 (up 36.7%), and its rank rose from #20,982 to #17,596.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,168 | 1,597 |
| Rank | #20,982 | #17,596 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.43 | 0.54 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near El
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as El: E400
👤 El as a First Name
El is a first name too: about 164 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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