Explore the Family Name Wargel

The meaning of Wargel

German: 1. perhaps a Germanized diminutive of Polish Warga or Hungarian Varga. 2. alternatively, perhaps a South German nickname for a hothead, from a diminutive of Middle High German warc ‘hothead, devil’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Wargel" experienced a slight drop in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 65,133rd most popular surname and by 2010, it had dropped to being the 67,126th. However, in terms of actual count, there was a small increase. In 2000, there were approximately 285 individuals with the surname Wargel, and this number increased to about 294 in 2010, representing a 3.16% growth. Nevertheless, when based on proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Wargel surname slightly decreased by 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,133	#67,126	-3.06%
Count	285	294	3.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wargel

The ethnic identity associated with the Wargel surname has also seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with the Wargel surname identify as White, although this percentage decreased from 99.30% in 2000 to 95.58% in 2010. The surname did not appear among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. However, in 2010, it emerged that 2.72% of individuals with the Wargel surname identified as belonging to two or more races, a category which was not represented at all in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.3%	95.58%	-3.75%
Two or More Races	0%	2.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%