Explore the Family Name Armel

The meaning of Armel

1. Americanized form of German Ermel. 2. Breton: from the Old Breton personal name Arthmael, composed of the elements arth ‘bear’ (in a transferred sense ‘soldier’) + mael ‘prince’, Latinized as Armagilus. This was the name of a Christian saint (5th century) who was the subject of a local cult in Brittany. 3. Jewish (from Ukraine): artificial name from Yiddish dialect (h)arml ‘hermine’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity rank of the surname Armel fell from 34,038 in 2000 to 36,525 in 2010, marking a decrease of 7.31%. The count of people with this surname also dropped slightly by 3.01% over the same period, falling from 631 in 2000 to 612 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of Armel per 100,000 people declined from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, experiencing an 8.7% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,038	#36,525	-7.31%
Count	631	612	-3.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Armel

When it comes to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Armel surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although this percentage saw a slight dip of 1.5% from 95.72% to 94.28%. During the same decade, there was an increase in those identifying as two or more ethnicities, rising by 44.3% from 0.79% to 1.14%. Similarly, the percentage identifying as Hispanic increased by 34.18%, from 1.58% to 2.12%. On the other hand, the Black population decreased by 8.39% (from 1.43% to 1.31%), while the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.72%	94.28%	-1.5%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.12%	34.18%
Black	1.43%	1.31%	-8.39%
Two or More Races	0.79%	1.14%	44.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%