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

Family Name / Last Name: Wendel
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

Descendant of little Wendimar meaning "wander, famous".

How popular is Wendel?

Wendel is common in Germany, United States, Sweden, Argentina, Switzerland, Netherlands, Brazil, France, Poland, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Austria.

Wendel is ranked 22283 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wendel bearers increased by 5.27 per cent in 2010 US census to 5572 since 2000, the surname slipped by 159 spots and ranked at 6149. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.2 97.66
Others 1.45 0.76
Hispanic or Latino 1.22 0.62
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.32
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31 0.21
Black 0.27 0.43
Wendel is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies its Germany provenence. Around 24406 people have been found who wears Wendel as their family name. Wendel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wendel:
779 Germany12,612
Countries with thousands of Wendel:
5,819 United States7,542
675 Sweden1,349
Countries with hundreds of Wendel:
9,365 Argentina385
3,566 Switzerland365
8,633 Netherlands335
24,411 Brazil324
37,155 France277
20,517 Poland267
22,082 Canada160
4,229 Denmark139
5,768 Norway127
10,916 Austria119
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
129,613 Thailand88
38,633 England83
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
42,958 Australia45
39,071 Spain43
1,339 Iceland24
112,058 South Africa18
60,840 Belgium16
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
20,027 Ecuador9
922 Cayman Islands8
97,842 Czechia7
520,071 Indonesia7
355,097 Nigeria6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Cultivator Meynrad Wendel from France aboard the Splendid from Havre. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on April 8, 1850. Farmer Heinrich Wendel, Margareth Wendel (28) Farmer, Merchant M. Wendel, 20 years old Heinr. Wendel, Heinr Wendel (18) Merchant, Farmer Joh. Wendel, Farmer Margar. Wendel, Gottlieb Wendel (18) Farmer, and 652 other Wendel around 41.37% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and tailor, putter, mason, butcher, servant, spinster, laborer, joiner, smith, carpenter, musician, weaver, miller, baker, miner, bricklayer, traveler, shoemaker, saddler, mechanic, clerk, painter, brewer, daughter, steward, blacksmith migrated to US from Havre, Bremen and Antwerp.

Wendel Namesakes

  • Joseph Wendel, German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Johnathan Wendel, former professional esports player of the first-person shooter titles 'Quake' and 'Painkiller' and entrepreneur
  • Elmarie Wendel, American actress and singer

Wendel Namesakes

  • Joseph Wendel, German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Johnathan Wendel, former professional esports player of the first-person shooter titles 'Quake' and 'Painkiller' and entrepreneur
  • Elmarie Wendel, American actress and singer

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