Explore the Family Name Hamell

The meaning of Hamell

1. Scottish, Irish, and English: variant of Hamill. 2. Probably a variant of Hamel 3.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hamell saw a shift in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hamell was ranked as the 63,632nd most popular surname in the United States with 293 individuals carrying the name. This figure represented about 0.11 per every 100,000 people in the country. By 2010, however, the ranking of the surname had dropped to 74,141st and the number of people bearing the name fell to 261, or roughly 0.09 per 100,000 people. This represents a decrease in popularity by 16.52% and a drop in count by 10.92%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,632	#74,141	-16.52%
Count	293	261	-10.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hamell

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Hamell identified as White and Black. In 2000, approximately 78.16% of Hamells were White, while 19.80% identified as Black. By 2010, these numbers showed slight changes; the percentage of White Hamells decreased to 76.25%, while those identifying as Black increased slightly to 19.92%. Notably, the 2010 census also showed a small percentage (1.92%) of Hamells identifying as Hispanic, a change from 2000 when no Hamells identified as such. There were no reported individuals with the Hamell surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or of Two or More Races in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.16%	76.25%	-2.44%
Black	19.8%	19.92%	0.61%
Hispanic	0%	1.92%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%