How rare is the last name Israel?

11,514 people in the United States have the last name Israel, about 1 in 25,960. It ranks #3,045 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ISRAEL

#3,045

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,514
About
1 in 25,960
This common or more
52.7%
Who bears it

Of the 11,514 people with the last name Israel, 60.2% reported their origin as White, 27.1% as Black and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Israel, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Israel ranks #711 of 53,615, with 72,115 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2007, with 1,995 births. See Israel as a first name

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