Explore the Family Name Mengel

The meaning of Mengel

German: 1. occupational name for a market trader or stallholder, from Middle High German menglære, a variant of mengære (see Menger). 2. from a pet form of the personal name Meinger, derived from a name composed of the ancient Germanic elements magin ‘strength’ + gār, gēr ‘spear’; or a pet form of the personal name Mangold.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mengel showed a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 13,085th in 2000, it fell to 13,418th in 2010, representing a decrease of 2.54%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the actual number of people bearing the surname Mengel increased by 5.92% from 2,144 to 2,271 during the same period. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a mild decrease of 2.53%, moving from 0.79 in 2000 to 0.77 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,085	#13,418	-2.54%
Count	2,144	2,271	5.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.77	-2.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mengel

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mengel, there were several notable shifts observed in the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2010, the largest ethnicity identifier was White, though it decreased slightly from 96.64% in 2000 to 94.72%. The Hispanic demographic saw a significant increase of 78.03%, from 1.73% to 3.08%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category also increased modestly from 0.61% to 0.62%. Those identifying as having two or more races rose from 0.79% to 0.84%. The Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, which did not register in 2000, accounted for 0.48% and 0.26% respectively in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.64%	94.72%	-1.99%
Hispanic	1.73%	3.08%	78.03%
Two or More Races	0.79%	0.84%	6.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0.62%	1.64%
Black	0%	0.48%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.26%	0%