BELL is ranked as the 50th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 391,954.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 122.92 people named BELL for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BELL is
312,653, the rank is 67
and the proportion per 100k Americans named BELL is 98.14.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
BELL is
63.6% White,
1.5% Hispanic origin,
31.8% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.8% Two or More Races,
and 0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name BELL have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name BELL is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BELL
The state with the most people named
BELL is
Texas where
38,160 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named BELL, as
232.46 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Mississippi is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name BELL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
13,502
104.83
100.0%
Indiana
9,127
138.35
100.0%
Iowa
3,572
114.96
99.9%
Kansas
3,952
136.09
99.9%
Michigan
12,344
124.56
100.0%
Minnesota
3,293
60.34
99.9%
Missouri
6,960
232.46
99.9%
Nebraska
1,491
79.27
99.8%
North Dakota
233
31.54
98.1%
Ohio
14,633
126.21
100.0%
South Dakota
584
68.41
99.6%
Wisconsin
4,052
70.37
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name BELL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
924
125.39
99.7%
Arizona
6,506
96.65
99.9%
California
36,051
92.91
100.0%
Colorado
6,044
112.85
100.0%
Hawaii
879
61.92
99.7%
Idaho
2,108
128.98
99.9%
Montana
1,161
113.42
99.8%
Nevada
3,192
112.42
99.9%
New Mexico
2,167
103.9
99.8%
Oregon
4,859
122.38
99.9%
Utah
4,050
137.61
99.9%
Washington
8,486
120.18
100.0%
Wyoming
858
146.86
99.8%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name BELL
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BELL as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named BELL.
The most popular full name is James BELL.
1.90% of all the people named BELL
have this given name.
There are 7524 first
names associated with this last name.