Explore the Family Name Ancel

The meaning of Ancel

French: from a shortened variant of the personal name Anselme, an equivalent of German Anselm. Compare Dancel.

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How common is the last name Ancel in the United States?

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Ancel" has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 61,855th most popular, but by 2010, it had risen to become the 57,372nd most common surname, marking a change of 7.25%. The number of people with this surname also increased during this period, growing from 303 individuals to 355, a rise of 17.16%. This caused the proportion per 100k of people with this surname to increase by 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,855	#57,372	7.25%
Count	303	355	17.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ancel

The ethnicity associated with the surname "Ancel" also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with the "Ancel" surname were identified as White in both years, although this proportion declined slightly from 94.72% in 2000 to 92.68% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within this surname group grew significantly from 1.65% in 2000 to 4.51% in 2010, an impressive increase of 173.33%. Additionally, 2010 saw Black ethnicity represented among those with the Ancel surname for the first time at 1.41%, while the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.72%	92.68%	-2.15%
Hispanic	1.65%	4.51%	173.33%
Black	0%	1.41%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.98%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%