How common is the last name Samuel?

24,616 people in the United States have the last name Samuel, about 1 in 12,142. It ranks #1,408 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SAMUEL

#1,408

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
24,616
About
1 in 12,142
This common or more
43.7%
Who bears it

Of the 24,616 people with the last name Samuel, 52.1% reported their origin as Black, 19.4% as White and 19.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

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

Also a first name

As a first name, Samuel ranks #73 of 53,615, with 566,085 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2001, with 14,845 births. See Samuel as a first name

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