Explore the Family Name Voshell

The meaning of Voshell

English: variant of Vauxhall (see Voshall).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Voshell" saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Voshell ranked 27,439th in popularity and by 2010, it dropped slightly to the rank of 28,465, marking a decline of 3.74%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the number of individuals bearing the surname did see a small increase. The count rose from 827 in 2000 to 838 in 2010, an upward change of 1.33%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Voshell name per 100,000 decreased by 9.68% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,439	#28,465	-3.74%
Count	827	838	1.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.28	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Voshell

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reports some changes in the distribution among those with the Voshell surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority of Voshells identified as White, with a slight decrease in this group from 95.65% to 95.23%. There was a notable decrease in the percentage of Voshells identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, falling from 1.09% to 0.72%, a change of -33.94%. On the other hand, there was an increase in those identifying with two or more races, from 1.09% to 1.31%, and a rise in the Hispanic population from 1.45% to 1.79%. The percentages identifying as Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained at zero, meaning no one with the Voshell surname identified with these ethnic identities in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.65%	95.23%	-0.44%
Hispanic	1.45%	1.79%	23.45%
Two or More Races	1.09%	1.31%	20.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.09%	0.72%	-33.94%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%