Explore the Family Name Chriswell

The meaning of Chriswell

English: probably a variant of Criswell, itself a variant of Creswell.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chriswell has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 37,881st out of all surnames in the United States. By 2010, the rank had risen slightly to 37,848th, representing a 0.09% change. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also increased from 551 to 587 over the decade, a rise of 6.53%. The proportion of people named Chriswell per 100,000 residents remained steady at 0.2 during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,881	#37,848	0.09%
Count	551	587	6.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chriswell

In terms of ethnicity, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there has been a minor shift among individuals carrying the Chriswell surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority identifies as White, although the percentage dropped slightly from 86.21% to 84.33% over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Black increased from 11.62% to 12.27%. The representation of Hispanic individuals within the Chriswell surname decreased by 22.02%, dropping from 1.09% to 0.85%. Meanwhile, the presence of the surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities remained constant at 0%. Interestingly, the surname appeared amongst individuals of two or more races in 2010, with a representation of 2.04%, a demographic that was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.21%	84.33%	-2.18%
Black	11.62%	12.27%	5.59%
Two or More Races	0%	2.04%	0%
Hispanic	1.09%	0.85%	-22.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%