Explore the Family Name Rendel

The meaning of Rendel

1. German: habitational name from Rendel in Hesse. 2. South German: variant of Reindl. 3. English: variant of Rendall. 4. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from Yiddish rendl ‘ducat (gold coin)’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aryeh, Zvi.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rendel saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 63,450 in terms of frequency, but by 2010, it slipped down to a rank of 67,943, indicating a 7.08% change. The count of individuals with the Rendel surname also dropped slightly from 294 in 2000 to 290 in 2010, representing a decline of 1.36%. Similarly, the proportion per 100k people fell by 9.09% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,450	#67,943	-7.08%
Count	294	290	-1.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rendel

The ethnic identity associated with the Rendel surname also experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010 as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest group identified as White, though its percentage decreased from 81.63% to 73.10%, a change of -10.45%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the Black ethnic group, which grew from 12.59% to 21.38%, an impressive rise of 69.82%. Individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native were present in 2000, making up 3.06% of the Rendels, but weren't represented in 2010. A new category emerged in 2010, with 1.72% of Rendels identifying with two or more races. No Rendels identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.63%	73.1%	-10.45%
Black	12.59%	21.38%	69.82%
Two or More Races	0%	1.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.06%	0%	0%