Explore the Family Name Marchel

The meaning of Marchel

Polish: probably from French maréchal or Old French maresc(h)al, which was originally an occupational name for someone who was in charge of the horses of a household, later a military rank for a senior general. See Marshall and compare Marszalek. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jacek, Ryszard. German Ernst.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Marchel has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Initially ranked at 56,120 in 2000, it fell to 63,218 by 2010, representing a change of -12.65%. This drop is mirrored in the count of individuals with this surname, which decreased from 341 to 316 during the same time frame, indicating a -7.33% change. The proportion per 100k also diminished by -15.38%, going from 0.13 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,120	#63,218	-12.65%
Count	341	316	-7.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marchel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Marchel identify as White. This group increased slightly from 88.56% in 2000 to 89.24% in 2010. The second largest ethnic identity associated with this surname is Black, though its percentage slightly decreased from 7.33% to 6.96%. The Hispanic representation experienced an increase of 19.70%, going from 2.64% to 3.16%. There was no record of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaskan Native, nor those identifying with two or more races for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.56%	89.24%	0.77%
Black	7.33%	6.96%	-5.05%
Hispanic	2.64%	3.16%	19.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%