Explore the Family Name Andel

The meaning of Andel

Czech (Anděl) and Slovak: from local derivatives of Greek angelos ‘angel’. It may be a topographic or habitational name referring to a house bearing the sign of an angel. Compare Angel.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Andel has seen a decrease in popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked 32,129th in popularity and had a count of 677, which represented a proportion of 0.25 per 100k population. However, by 2010, its rank dropped to 39,004 with a count of 565, indicating a fall in its proportion to 0.19 per 100k population. This marked a change of -21.4% in rank and -16.54% in count, reflecting an overall decline of -24.0% in its proportion.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,129	#39,004	-21.4%
Count	677	565	-16.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.19	-24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Andel

Speaking about ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there has been a slight shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Andel between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of people with this surname who identified as White decreased slightly from 96.16% to 95.75%. Meanwhile, the portion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw a significant drop, moving from 1.62% in 2000 to 0.88% in 2010. However, the most notable change was witnessed in the Hispanic segment which increased from 0.89% to 2.3%, marking a significant rise of 158.43%. There were no changes for those identifying as two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.16%	95.75%	-0.43%
Hispanic	0.89%	2.3%	158.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.62%	0.88%	-45.68%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%