Explore the Family Name Orzel

The meaning of Orzel

Polish and Jewish (from Poland) (Orzeł): nickname from Polish orzeł ‘eagle’. As a Jewish surname, it is artificial. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Janina, Casimir, Czeslaw, Elzbieta, Ignacy, Janusz, Krystian, Krzysztof, Malgorzata, Mieczyslaw, Slawomir, Zofia. Jewish Akiva, Feivel, Zelman.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Orzel has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. It ranked 28005 in popularity in 2000, but fell to the rank of 30538 in 2010, marking a drop of approximately 9%. The count of individuals carrying the Orzel surname also decreased by around 5% from 806 in 2000 to 764 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of the name per 100k people declined by about 13%, from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,005	#30,538	-9.04%
Count	806	764	-5.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.26	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Orzel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the Orzel surname identify as White, with a slight decrease in this group from 97.15% in 2000 to 96.99% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also saw a small decrease from 1.36% to 1.31%. Notably, there was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in the 2010 data, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw an emergence, going from 0% in 2000 to 0.79% in 2010. The category for those identifying with two or more races experienced a reduction from 0.74% to 0.65% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.15%	96.99%	-0.16%
Hispanic	1.36%	1.31%	-3.68%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.79%	0%
Two or More Races	0.74%	0.65%	-12.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.62%	0%	0%