Explore the Family Name Gendel

The meaning of Gendel

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Hendel, originating under Russian influence, since Russian has no h and alters it to g in borrowed words and names. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim. Russian Anatoly, Leonid, Mikhail, Vladimir, Yevgeniy.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gendel saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 82,019th in popularity, with a reported count of 214 individuals bearing the name, equating to approximately 0.08 per 100,000 population. However, by 2010, the rank had fallen to 91,981st, with only 200 individuals identified with the name Gendel, reducing the proportion to about 0.07 per 100,000 population. This represents a decline of 12.15% in rank and a 6.54% drop in count over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,019	#91,981	-12.15%
Count	214	200	-6.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gendel

When looking at ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Gendel surname has a strong correlation with White ethnicity. In 2000, an overwhelming 95.33% of those named Gendel identified as White, this number slightly decreased to 95.00% in 2010—a marginal change of -0.35%. The Hispanic representation also witnessed a small reduction of 6.42%, falling from 3.74% in 2000 to 3.5% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the Gendel surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, those identifying with two or more races, Blacks, and American Indian and Alaskan Natives for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.33%	95%	-0.35%
Hispanic	3.74%	3.5%	-6.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%