How Many People Have the Last Name Russell?
people had the surname Russell in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,331 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
+6,126 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Russell (77.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Russell ranks #71. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 79.5% to 77.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Russell grew from 215,432 people in 2000 to 221,558 in 2010 (up 2.8%), and its rank fell from #93 to #104. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 79.86 to 75.11 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 215,432 | 221,558 |
| Rank | #93 | #104 |
| Per 100,000 people | 79.86 | 75.11 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Russell
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Russell: R240
👤 Russell as a First Name
Russell is a first name too: about 206,757 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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