Explore the Family Name Gundel

The meaning of Gundel

South German (also Gündel): from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic personal names beginning with gund ‘battle’. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gundel has seen a decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 51,583rd most popular, but by 2010, it had dropped to 55,505th, marking a decrease of 7.6%. The count of people carrying the Gundel name also slightly declined over this period, from 379 to 370, indicating a decline of approximately 2.37%. The proportion of people with the Gundel surname per 100,000 decreased by 7.14%, going from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,583	#55,505	-7.6%
Count	379	370	-2.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gundel

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Gundel surname identify as White, representing 96.57% in 2000 and 94.86% in 2010, showing a modest drop of 1.77%. There was practically no representation from Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native ethnicities in 2000. However, by 2010, there was a small increase in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, reaching 1.35%. The Hispanic population bearing the Gundel surname saw an increase of 13.92%, moving up from 2.37% in 2000 to 2.70% in 2010. The categories of "Two or more races," "Black," and "American Indian and Alaskan Native" remained constant at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.57%	94.86%	-1.77%
Hispanic	2.37%	2.7%	13.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.35%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%