Explore the Family Name Yazell

The meaning of Yazell

American shortened and altered form of Dutch Van Ysselstein: habitational name from the village of Ijsselstein, near Utrecht. Compare Yazel and Yeazel. History: Cornelius Martinse van Ysselstein came to New Netherland (now NY) in 1658. The name was eventually Americanized as Yeazel or Yazell.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Yazell has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Yazell ranked 44,997 in popularity, dropping to 46,487 by 2010, marking a decrease of 3.31%. Despite this drop in rank, the total count of people with this surname increased from 449 to 458 over the same period, indicating an overall growth of 2.0%. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of individuals with the Yazell surname per 100,000 people fell by 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,997	#46,487	-3.31%
Count	449	458	2%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yazell

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census also indicates some shifts among those bearing the Yazell surname. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 95.99% to 94.10%, a change of nearly 2%. Conversely, those identifying as Hispanic or of two or more races increased. The Hispanic representation grew from 2.00% to 2.62%, while those identifying as two or more races rose from 1.34% to 2.18%. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.99%	94.1%	-1.97%
Hispanic	2%	2.62%	31%
Two or More Races	1.34%	2.18%	62.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%