Explore the Family Name Runnells

The meaning of Runnells

English (Cornwall): variant of Rundle, with post-medieval excrescent -s and loss of medial -d-. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

The surname Runnells, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 28,226th most popular, dropping to 30,277th place in 2010, a change of -7.27%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased slightly from 798 in 2000 to 773 in 2010, marking a -3.13% change. The proportion per 100k people also saw a decline of -13.33%, moving from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,226	#30,277	-7.27%
Count	798	773	-3.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.26	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Runnells

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Runnells, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were a few noteworthy changes from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White slightly fell from 88.72% to 88.49%, a minor decrease of -0.26%. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 1.75% to 2.59%, which is a significant rise of 48%. Black Runnells also saw a small decrease, with percentages falling from 6.64% to 6.21%, a -6.48% change. The percentage of individuals reporting two or more races increased marginally from 2.01% to 2.07%, a 2.99% change. However, there were no reported Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities associated with the surname during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.72%	88.49%	-0.26%
Black	6.64%	6.21%	-6.48%
Hispanic	1.75%	2.59%	48%
Two or More Races	2.01%	2.07%	2.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%