How Many People Have the Last Name Samuel?
people had the surname Samuel in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 12,755 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
Black
Change Since 2000
+3,900 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Samuel (53.6%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 23%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Samuel ranks #19. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 11.9% to 15.8%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 25.2% to 23%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Samuel grew from 19,225 people in 2000 to 23,125 in 2010 (up 20.3%), and its rank rose from #1,711 to #1,558.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 19,225 | 23,125 |
| Rank | #1,711 | #1,558 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.13 | 7.84 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Samuel
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Samuel: S540
👤 Samuel as a First Name
Samuel is a first name too: about 627,417 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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