How Many People Have the Last Name Purnell?
people had the surname Purnell in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 34,965 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Black
Change Since 2000
+716 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Purnell (62.2%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 31.9%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Purnell ranks #84. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 34.5% to 31.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Purnell grew from 7,725 people in 2000 to 8,441 in 2010 (up 9.3%), and its rank rose from #4,243 to #4,197.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 7,725 | 8,441 |
| Rank | #4,243 | #4,197 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.86 | 2.86 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Purnell
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Purnell: P654
👤 Purnell as a First Name
Purnell is a first name too: about 441 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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