Explore the Family Name Miskell

The meaning of Miskell

Irish (Galway): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meisceall ‘descendant of Meiscill’, a personal name of unexplained etymology. Sometimes Anglicized as Maxwell.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Miskell experienced a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 20,456th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 20,676th place, representing a decrease of 1.08%. However, the number of individuals bearing the surname Miskell increased from 1,206 in 2000 to 1,280 in 2010 – a growth of 6.14%. Despite this increase in raw numbers, the proportion of people with the name Miskell per 100,000 population decreased by 4.44%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,456	#20,676	-1.08%
Count	1,206	1,280	6.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.43	-4.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Miskell

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Miskell identify as White. This group made up 89.80% of Miskells in 2000, decreasing slightly to 88.28% in 2010. The second largest ethnic identity group was Black, which increased slightly from 7.30% in 2000 to 7.50% in 2010. Interestingly, there was significant growth in the group identifying as Two or More Races, increasing by 63.71% over the decade. Those identifying as Hispanic also saw a notable increase of 40.96%. There were no individuals with the surname Miskell who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.8%	88.28%	-1.69%
Black	7.3%	7.5%	2.74%
Two or More Races	1.24%	2.03%	63.71%
Hispanic	0.83%	1.17%	40.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%