How Many People Have the Last Name Spell?
people had the surname Spell in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 55,556 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
+75 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Spell (77.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 18.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Spell ranks #4,918. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Spell grew from 5,238 people in 2000 to 5,313 in 2010 (up 1.4%), and its rank fell from #6,037 to #6,404. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.94 to 1.8 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 5,238 | 5,313 |
| Rank | #6,037 | #6,404 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.94 | 1.8 |
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Same Soundex code as Spell: S140
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