How Many People Have the Last Name Rachel?
people had the surname Rachel in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 123,457 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 4 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+53 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Rachel (69.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 23.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Rachel ranks #10,185. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Rachel grew from 2,345 people in 2000 to 2,398 in 2010 (up 2.3%), and its rank fell from #12,181 to #12,837. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.87 to 0.81 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 2,345 | 2,398 |
| Rank | #12,181 | #12,837 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.87 | 0.81 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Rachel
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Rachel: R240
👤 Rachel as a First Name
Rachel is a first name too: about 507,807 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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