Explore the Family Name Kagel

The meaning of Kagel

German: 1. metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoods or hooded robes and cloaks, from Low German Kogel, Kagel (from Latin cuculla ‘sphere’). 2. variant of Kögel (see Kogel).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kagel saw a mild decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 35,621st most popular, but by 2010, it had slipped to 37,735th, a change of -5.93%. The count, or the number of people with the Kagel surname, also decreased slightly over this period, with 597 people in 2000 and 589 in 2010, indicating a -1.34% change. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k people in the U.S. also saw a minor decrease, from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010, a drop of -9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,621	#37,735	-5.93%
Count	597	589	-1.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kagel

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the Kagel surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, a few changes were noted between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 96.15% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which decreased to 92.53% by 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity saw an increase during this period, rising from 2.68% to 3.74%, marking a growth of 39.55%. In 2010, new ethnic identities were recorded for those with the Kagel surname, including 2.04% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and 1.19% reporting they belong to two or more races. No individuals with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.15%	92.53%	-3.76%
Hispanic	2.68%	3.74%	39.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.04%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.19%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%