Samuels is used as a family name or surname in Jamaica. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Samuels
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Jamaica
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Samuels

How popular is Samuels?

Samuels is common in Jamaica.

Samuels is ranked 6079 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Samuels bearers increased by 8.740574 per cent in 2010 US census to 22207 since 2000, the surname slipped by 10 spots and ranked at 1621. The last name was found in around 75 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 53.38 51.04
White 38.83 42.39
Hispanic or Latino 3.13 2.14
Others 2.7 2.79
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.22 1.14
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.73 0.5
Samuels is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 89625 people have been found who wears Samuels as their family name. Samuels is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
943 Grenada7
126 Montserrat6
103,755 Czech Republic5
607,991 Indonesia5
11,480 Japan4
8,689 Pakistan4
108,034 Italy3
2,113 Taiwan3
30,723 Georgia3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
78,945 Argentina3
32,086 Mexico3
2,754 Namibia3
722 Saint Lucia3
8,657 Lebanon2
5,217 Zambia2
3,940 Ethiopia2
8,995 Uganda2
11,224 Cameroon2
415 Saint Kitts and Nevis2
10,284 Kuwait2
574 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
26,123 Malaysia2
3,670 Mozambique2
13,552 Qatar2
1,118 Isle of Man2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
49,101 Denmark1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
2,877 Cuba1
58,885 Poland1
3,586 Honduras1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
165,773 Belarus1
2,333 Montenegro1
7,191 Afghanistan1
36,814 Romania1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
492,292 Ukraine1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
573 Vanuatu1
692 Guinea1
42,479 Greece1
7,895 South Korea1
1,254 Gibraltar1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
16,228 Bulgaria1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
11,486 Estonia1
1,005 The Gambia1
29,774 Venezuela1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
133 Cayman Islands48
4,813 Hong Kong47
44,472 Spain46
745 Barbados39
243 Bermuda38
37,591 Belgium37
107 British Virgin Islands34
9,620 Singapore30
4,162 Trinidad and Tobago29
23,443 Norway26
813 Jersey22
169 Turks and Caicos Islands21
353,279 Russia19
2,558 China17
3,556 Nicaragua15
7,162 Thailand15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,356 United Arab Emirates84
167 Antigua and Barbuda74
2,801 Northern Ireland72
12,039 Colombia70
23,283 Zimbabwe65
519 The Bahamas63
5,450 Ireland60
19,965 Switzerland54
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Samuels:
2,690 Ivory Coast877
7,382 Kenya706
3,661 Netherlands704
61 Belize654
2,540 Guatemala492
5,685 Ghana479
865 Panama473
1,617 New Zealand464
23,918 Germany437
3,049 Israel377
2,133 Scotland335
652 Costa Rica300
39,199 Philippines258
1,854 Wales214
50,564 France196
674 Suriname160
1,036 Fiji122
148,568 India115
Countries with thousands of Samuels:
3,199 Nigeria7,642
1,072 England7,125
154 Sierra Leone5,015
279 Liberia2,295
2,584 Canada1,899
52 Guyana1,393
2,292 Australia1,355
Countries with ten thousands of Samuels:
1,513 United States26,068
411 South Africa16,784
35 Jamaica11,494
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Glazier Jacob Samuels from Great Britain aboard the Orleans from London during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 33 years old when he arrived in USA on October 22, 1848. 33 years old Clara Samuels, 24 years old Simon Samuels, Immigrant Nathan Samuels, Immigrant William Samuels, U Samuels (14) Immigrant, Rachel Samuels, aged 10, Adelaide Samuels (8), Juliett Samuels, and 1 other Samuels migrated to US.

Samuels Namesakes

  • Aage Samuelsen, Singer
  • Gordon Samuels, Judge
  • Adelia Adams Samuels, Author
  • Oliver Samuels, Comedian
  • Akeem Samuels, Football offensive lineman
  • Harmony Samuels, Record producer
  • Anders Samuelsen, Danish Politician
  • Michael Samuels, Television Director
  • Robert Charles Azariah Samuelson, Author
  • Mark Samuels Lasner, Author
  • In 2016 crime, thriller flick, In Critical Condition, Leighton Samuels portrayed Jake.

Samuels Namesakes

  • Aage Samuelsen, Singer
  • Gordon Samuels, Judge
  • Adelia Adams Samuels, Author
  • Oliver Samuels, Comedian
  • Akeem Samuels, Football offensive lineman
  • Harmony Samuels, Record producer
  • Anders Samuelsen, Danish Politician
  • Michael Samuels, Television Director
  • Robert Charles Azariah Samuelson, Author
  • Mark Samuels Lasner, Author
  • In 2016 crime, thriller flick, In Critical Condition, Leighton Samuels portrayed Jake.

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