Explore the Family Name Roedel

The meaning of Roedel

German (Rödel): 1. metonymic occupational name for a scribe or registrar, from Middle High German rodel ‘list, roll’ (from Latin rotula ‘scroll’). 2. habitational name from Rödel in Saxony and Rhineland. 3. from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name, Rodilo, formed with hrōd ‘fame, renown’. Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Erwin, Gerhart, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Roedel saw a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Roedel ranked 25,028 in terms of popularity and held a count of 931 individuals. However, by 2010, it dropped to rank 27,481 with 877 individuals holding the surname, marking a decrease of 5.8%. Additionally, the proportion per 100k people also decreased by 14.29% to 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,028	#27,481	-9.8%
Count	931	877	-5.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.3	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roedel

The ethnicity associated with the Roedel surname also shifted between 2000 and 2010, as evidenced by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Roedel surname identified as White (96.78%), followed by Hispanic (2.26%) ethnicity. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, there was a slight decrease in those identifying as White (-2.56%) and an increase in those identifying as Hispanic (+46.46%). Furthermore, new categories appeared: Asian/Pacific Islander (0.80%) and those identifying with two or more races (1.14%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.78%	94.3%	-2.56%
Hispanic	2.26%	3.31%	46.46%
Two or More Races	0.54%	1.14%	111.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.8%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%