Hummel is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hummel
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

A nickname for an excited person; one who came from Hummel meaning "bumblebee," situated in Germany; descendant of Hummo or Humbold meaning "Hun, brave".

How popular is Hummel?

Hummel is common in Germany, United States, Netherlands, Canada, Austria, France, Brazil, Switzerland, Australia, Denmark, England, Poland, Hungary, Argentina, Sweden, South Africa, Thailand.

Hummel is ranked 10040 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hummels plummeted by 1.1 per cent to 14715 since 2000 and slipped by 209 spots and ranked at 2453. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.3 97.21
Hispanic or Latino 1.58 1.22
Others 1.05 0.83
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.47
Black 0.27 0.13
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.16 0.14
Hummel is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Liechtenstein lie ahead in terms of density. Around 56055 people have been found who wears Hummel as their family name. Hummel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hummel:
345 Germany24,736
2,199 United States20,863
Countries with thousands of Hummel:
779 Netherlands2,466
3,317 Canada1,507
757 Austria1,353
7,113 France1,231
Countries with hundreds of Hummel:
9,824 Brazil840
1,870 Switzerland724
11,478 Australia265
2,804 Denmark207
22,497 England190
27,852 Poland180
6,336 Hungary161
22,327 Argentina154
5,515 Sweden134
39,619 South Africa113
108,371 Thailand110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,820 Czechia98
4,039 Namibia97
13,084 Peru76
12,446 Norway57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
21,548 Mexico47
3,605 Paraguay38
43,485 Spain35
12,265 Portugal28
17,592 Finland26
14,824 Dominican Republic23
32,346 Israel21
24,636 Croatia20
214 Liechtenstein19
283,555 Russia19
54,956 Belgium19
13,849 Scotland18
23,165 New Zealand18
4,719 New Caledonia16
15,474 Estonia15
54,815 Slovakia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
111,715 Italy10
213,993 Philippines10
9,186 Sri Lanka9
7,955 China9
283,701 Ukraine8
139,182 Turkey7
43,431 Venezuela6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Peter Hummel was 20 years old when he migrated to USA on June 15, 1852. He lived in Germany and took Mainland from Antwerp. 22 years old Georg Hummel, Couch maker Georg Hummel, Carl Hummel, aged 30, Barbara Hummel, Farmer John Hummel, 17 years old F. Hummel, F.Erdmann Hummel, aged 46, 34 years old Friedr. Hummel, and 816 other Hummel around 48.73% of whom were farmer while others worked as shoemaker and butcher, painter, servant, laborer, tailor, farmer and mechanic, weaver, lender, merchant, confectioner, smith, clerk, baker, daughter, cartwright, joiner, wheelwright, locksmith, cooper, tanner, barber, cultivator, gardener, domestic, pot maker, carpenter, mason, student, brewer, waiter, tourist, cook, wheeler, lawyer migrated to US from London, Havre, Hamburg and Bremen.

Hummel Namesakes

  • Reinhart Hummel,
  • Ferdinand Hummel, German harp player, pianist
  • Rand Hummel, American author, preacher and camp administrator
  • Rick Hummel, American author and sports columnist best
  • Ralph P. Hummel, professor of public administration at the University of Akron and a Founding Fellow of the Institute of Applied Phenomenology
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist
  • Maria Innocentia Hummel, famous German Franciscan Sister and artist
  • Elizabeth Hummel, American singer-songwriter best
  • Bertold Hummel, German composer of modern classical music
  • George Hummel, football biography
  • John Hummel, Utility player for the Brooklyn Superbas/Brooklyn Dodgers/Brooklyn Robins and New York Yankees
  • Don Hummel, American businessman and politician
  • Tim Hummel, He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox
  • Kenny van Hummel, retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands

Hummel Namesakes

  • Reinhart Hummel,
  • Ferdinand Hummel, German harp player, pianist
  • Rand Hummel, American author, preacher and camp administrator
  • Rick Hummel, American author and sports columnist best
  • Ralph P. Hummel, professor of public administration at the University of Akron and a Founding Fellow of the Institute of Applied Phenomenology
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist
  • Maria Innocentia Hummel, famous German Franciscan Sister and artist
  • Elizabeth Hummel, American singer-songwriter best
  • Bertold Hummel, German composer of modern classical music
  • George Hummel, football biography
  • John Hummel, Utility player for the Brooklyn Superbas/Brooklyn Dodgers/Brooklyn Robins and New York Yankees
  • Don Hummel, American businessman and politician
  • Tim Hummel, He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox
  • Kenny van Hummel, retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands

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