Explore the Family Name Ravenell

The meaning of Ravenell

1. Altered form of French Ravenel. 2. Possibly also a rare variant of English Ravenhill or its cognates Ravenhall or Revnell.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ravenell has seen a marked increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 19,272 in terms of prevalence but moved up to 18,272 by 2010, marking an improvement of 5.19%. This upward trend is also reflected in the count of people carrying this surname, which grew from 1,301 in 2000 to 1,520 in 2010, indicating an increase of 16.83%. The proportion per 100,000 individuals also increased by 8.33%, rising from 0.48 to 0.52 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,272	#18,272	5.19%
Count	1,301	1,520	16.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.52	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ravenell

The ethnicity associated with the surname Ravenell shows some changes as well, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In the year 2000, almost 94.39% of Ravenells identified as Black, which slightly decreased to 93.62% in 2010. The representation of White Ravenells went down by 38.27%, from 2.77% in 2000 to 1.71% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic increased by 12.00% from 1.00% to 1.12% in the same period. There was a notable increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, from 1.54% in 2000 to 2.57% in 2010. Lastly, there were no individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities recorded in 2000, but small percentages (0.46% and 0.53% respectively) were noted in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	94.39%	93.62%	-0.82%
Two or More Races	1.54%	2.57%	66.88%
White	2.77%	1.71%	-38.27%
Hispanic	1%	1.12%	12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.46%	0%