Explore the Family Name Rengel

The meaning of Rengel

1. Swiss German: from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with rang ‘curved, bending, slender’. 2. Spanish: habitational name from a place called Rengel in Málaga province. Some characteristic forenames: German Urs, Mathias. Spanish Eduardo, Enrique, Jaime, Julio, Ramona, Roberto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rengel has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rengel was ranked 47,308th in popularity with 422 people carrying this surname, representing a proportion of 0.16 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had fallen to 49,824th with the count marginally decreased to 421, reducing the proportion to 0.14 per 100,000 people. This represents a drop of approximately 5.32% in rank and a 0.24% decrease in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,308	#49,824	-5.32%
Count	422	421	-0.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rengel

The ethnicity associated with the surname Rengel also saw some changes during this period, as depicted in the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 69.19% of Rengels identified as White and 30.33% identified as Hispanic. However, by 2010, the percentage of White Rengels had dropped to 61.52%, showing a decrease of 11.09%. On the other hand, the Hispanic representation increased to 37.05%, marking a rise of 22.16%. There was also a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity at 1.43% in 2010, which wasn't present in 2000. Notably, there were no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.19%	61.52%	-11.09%
Hispanic	30.33%	37.05%	22.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.43%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%