Explore the Family Name Spindel

The meaning of Spindel

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a spindle maker, from Middle High German spindel, Yiddish shpindl ‘spindle, distaff’. Some characteristic forenames: German Manfred, Monika, Wolf.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Spindel has seen a slight decline over the years. In 2000, it ranked 43,463 in terms of prevalence but fell to 46,902 in 2010. This represents a decrease in popularity of about 7.91%. The total count of individuals with the surname also decreased from 468 in 2000 to 453 in 2010, representing a 3.21% drop. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the Spindel surname per 100,000 individuals declined by 11.76% between these two census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,463	#46,902	-7.91%
Count	468	453	-3.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spindel

Turning to the ethnicity associated with the Spindel surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly linked to the White ethnic group. This group accounted for 95.30% of the individuals with the Spindel surname in 2000 and increased slightly to 95.36% in 2010. A small percentage of the Spindel surname was associated with the Hispanic ethnicity, registering at 3.21% in 2000 and decreasing to 2.43% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities during both census periods. However, there was a slight increase in those identifying with two or more races, moving from 0% in 2000 to 1.55% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.3%	95.36%	0.06%
Hispanic	3.21%	2.43%	-24.3%
Two or More Races	0%	1.55%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%