Explore the Family Name Pantel

The meaning of Pantel

1. South German: from a pet form of the personal name Pantlen, a vernacular form of Pantaleon (see Pantaleo). 2. North German: from a Middle Low German word meaning ‘panther’ (see Panter). 3. American shortened form of Greek Pantelis or of any of various derivatives of this personal name, e.g. the patronymics Pantelakis, Panteliadis, Pantelides, Panteloglou or Pantelopoulos, or composite names used as patronymics, such as Pantelogiannis ‘John son of Pantelis’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pantel saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 59,293 in 2000 to 58,481 in 2010, signifying a growth in usage by 1.37%. Similarly, the count, which reflects the number of people with the Pantel surname, also increased from 319 to 347 during the same period, marking an 8.78% increase. Despite these changes, the proportion of the Pantel surname per 100k people remained constant at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,293	#58,481	1.37%
Count	319	347	8.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pantel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Pantel surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a decrease in this group from 96.87% to 91.93%. In contrast, representation among Hispanics grew significantly from 1.88% to 5.48%, indicating a change of 191.49%. There were no recorded Pantels identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.87%	91.93%	-5.1%
Hispanic	1.88%	5.48%	191.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%