Explore the Family Name Fackrell

The meaning of Fackrell

English (Somerset): perhaps from Middle English fauterel ‘weakling’. History: James Fackrell (1787–1867) came to NY and VT from North Petherton, Somerset, England, in or before 1812, and subsequently moved to MI and thence to East Bountiful, UT.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Fackrell surname experienced a rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this name was ranked at 24,949 with 935 individuals bearing it, which equates to approximately 0.35 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank improved to 23,881 as the count increased to 1,057 individuals, representing an increase of 13.05%. This constitutes roughly 0.36 per 100,000 people, marking a popularity change of 4.28% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,949	#23,881	4.28%
Count	935	1,057	13.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.36	2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fackrell

In terms of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Fackrell surname showed diverse ethnic identities in 2000 and 2010. The majority were identified as White, standing at 94.97% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 93.66% in 2010. The Hispanic representation marginally grew from 2.89% to 3.12% over these ten years. Those identifying as two or more races dropped from 1.28% to 0.85%, suggesting a decrease of 33.59%. Interestingly, there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 0.53% in 2000 to 1.23% in 2010, an impressive growth of 132.08%. The Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.97%	93.66%	-1.38%
Hispanic	2.89%	3.12%	7.96%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.53%	1.23%	132.08%
Two or More Races	1.28%	0.85%	-33.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%