Explore the Family Name Revel

The meaning of Revel

1. French: habitational name from any of the places so named, for example in Isère and Haute-Garonne. 2. French: nickname from Old French, Occitan reveau ‘rebel’. 3. English: variant of Revell. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Gaston, Henri, Pascal.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Revel has experienced a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Revel was ranked 28,028th, but by 2010 it had dropped to 31,107th, marking a change of -10.99%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname decreased from 805 to 746 during the same period, indicating a decline of -7.33%. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell from 0.3 to 0.25, a drop of -16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,028	#31,107	-10.99%
Count	805	746	-7.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.25	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Revel

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Revel, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority is White, with a slight decrease from 80.87% in 2000 to 80.29% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Black slightly decreased from 10.56% to 10.46% within the same period. Meanwhile, there was an increase in the Hispanic category, going up from 5.47% in 2000 to 6.30% in 2010. The representation of the surname among those identifying as two or more races showed a minor decrease from 1.86% to 1.74%. There were no Revels recorded in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.87%	80.29%	-0.72%
Black	10.56%	10.46%	-0.95%
Hispanic	5.47%	6.3%	15.17%
Two or More Races	1.86%	1.74%	-6.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%