Explore the Family Name Hysell

The meaning of Hysell

Americanized form of German Heisel.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hysell saw a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010, dropping by approximately -5.92 in rank from 15,117 to 16,012. Despite this, the actual count of people with the Hysell surname increased slightly by 1.28% during the same time period, growing from 1,790 to 1,813. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, the prevalence of the Hysell name decreased by -7.58, indicating that while the number of individuals with the surname grew, it did not keep pace with overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,117	#16,012	-5.92%
Count	1,790	1,813	1.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.66	0.61	-7.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hysell

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census also shows some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 96.93% of individuals with the Hysell surname identified as White, a figure which decreased slightly to 95.26% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hysells identifying as having two or more races saw a significant increase of 72.32% during this decade, rising from 1.12% to 1.93%. The Hispanic Hysell population also grew by 23.21%, moving from 1.12% to 1.38%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander under the Hysell name in either census year, although by 2010, 0.83% of Hysells identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, where there were none before.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.93%	95.26%	-1.72%
Two or More Races	1.12%	1.93%	72.32%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.38%	23.21%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.83%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%