How Many People Have the Last Name Nell?
people had the surname Nell in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 142,857 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 3 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
−486 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Nell (84.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 7.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Nell ranks #11,464. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 87.6% to 84.9%, and the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 2.4% to 5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Nell fell from 2,565 people in 2000 to 2,079 in 2010 (down 18.9%), and its rank fell from #11,302 to #14,378.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 2,565 | 2,079 |
| Rank | #11,302 | #14,378 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.95 | 0.7 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Nell
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Nell: N400
👤 Nell as a First Name
Nell is a first name too: about 5,876 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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