How Many People Have the Last Name Samuels?
people had the surname Samuels in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 13,280 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
+1,785 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Samuels (53.4%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 38.8%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Samuels ranks #20. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 42.4% to 38.8%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 51% to 53.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Samuels grew from 20,422 people in 2000 to 22,207 in 2010 (up 8.7%), and its rank fell from #1,611 to #1,621. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 7.57 to 7.53 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 20,422 | 22,207 |
| Rank | #1,611 | #1,621 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.57 | 7.53 |
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Same Soundex code as Samuels: S542
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