How Many People Have the Last Name Ishmael?
people had the surname Ishmael in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 107,527 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
+212 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ishmael (65.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 19.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ishmael ranks #9,037. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 69.2% to 65.2%, and the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 3.9% to 7.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ishmael grew from 2,538 people in 2000 to 2,750 in 2010 (up 8.4%), and its rank fell from #11,385 to #11,456. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.94 to 0.93 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 2,538 | 2,750 |
| Rank | #11,385 | #11,456 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.94 | 0.93 |
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👤 Ishmael as a First Name
Ishmael is a first name too: about 5,645 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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