Surname Checker / Russell
How Common Is the Last Name Russell?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Russell today
245,314
Ranked #104 of 162,254 published surnames · 75.11 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 221,558 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
77.05%
Black
16.69%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.57%
Hispanic
2.46%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.