How Many People Have the Last Name Purcell?
people had the surname Purcell in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 13,175 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
+687 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Purcell (86.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 6.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Purcell ranks #1,189. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 88.9% to 86.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Purcell grew from 21,696 people in 2000 to 22,383 in 2010 (up 3.2%), and its rank fell from #1,517 to #1,599. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 8.04 to 7.59 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 21,696 | 22,383 |
| Rank | #1,517 | #1,599 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.04 | 7.59 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Purcell
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Purcell: P624
👤 Purcell as a First Name
Purcell is a first name too: about 198 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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