Explore the Family Name Randel

The meaning of Randel

1. English: variant of Randall. 2. South German: variant of Rand 3.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Randel has seen a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The rank of this surname jumped from 16,147 in 2000 to 14,014 in 2010, marking an increase of 13.21%. Additionally, the count of individuals bearing the Randel surname also saw a considerable increase, from 1,646 in 2000 to 2,149 in 2010, which is a growth of 30.56%. This means that for every 100,000 people, the proportion of individuals with the Randel surname rose from 0.61 in 2000 to 0.73 in 2010, reflecting a rise of 19.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,147	#14,014	13.21%
Count	1,646	2,149	30.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.73	19.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Randel

The ethnic identity associated with the Randel surname also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 81.59% of individuals with the Randel surname identified as White, but this decreased slightly to 78.78% in 2010. Conversely, there was a marked increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0.97% in 2000 to 2.28% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic similarly increased from 4.43% to 6.42%, while those identifying as Black decreased from 11.48% to 10.84%. A slight increase was noted in those claiming two or more races (from 1.22% to 1.26%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 0.30% to 0.42%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.59%	78.78%	-3.44%
Black	11.48%	10.84%	-5.57%
Hispanic	4.43%	6.42%	44.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.97%	2.28%	135.05%
Two or More Races	1.22%	1.26%	3.28%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.3%	0.42%	40%