Explore the Family Name Tramel

The meaning of Tramel

Variant of Trammell.

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

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the Tramel surname has seen a notable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 14,127th in terms of popularity but climbed to 13,690th by 2010. This represents a modest popularity rise of 3.09%. Furthermore, the number of individuals bearing the surname rose from 1,954 in 2000 to 2,212 in 2010, an increase of 13.2%. The proportion of people with the Tramel surname per 100,000 also increased marginally during this period, from 0.72 to 0.75.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,127	#13,690	3.09%
Count	1,954	2,212	13.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.75	4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tramel

When it comes to the ethnic identities associated with the Tramel surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The highest percentage of Tramels identified as White in both years, although there was a slight decrease from 78.45% in 2000 to 77.31% in 2010. The Black community saw a minor decline in representation among the Tramel surname, from 16.48% to 15.51%. However, there were significant increases in the percentages of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic within the Tramel surname population, with growth rates of 21.43% and 73.58%, respectively. Those identifying as Two or More Races saw the most significant increase, rising by 155.17%. Conversely, the American Indian and Alaskan Native community saw a decline from 2.05% to 1.54%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.45%	77.31%	-1.45%
Black	16.48%	15.51%	-5.89%
Hispanic	1.59%	2.76%	73.58%
Two or More Races	0.87%	2.22%	155.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.05%	1.54%	-24.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.68%	21.43%