The Bichel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 127 people carried this name — #133,048 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 15% from 149 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Bichel.
Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
28 people named Bichel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 46 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Bichel,
with a public archive behind them.
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H. Bichel 1910– · badminton player
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Henry Bichel 1911–1995 · rugby league player
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Ulf Bichel 1925–2013 · university teacher
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Jean Bichel 1935–2022 · sculptor
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Ken Bichel 1945– · pianist
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Claude Bichel 1993– · volleyball player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bichel.
- Bibens 192 · U.S. census
- Bibi 2,009 · U.S. census
- Bibian 737 · U.S. census
- Bican 162 · U.S. census
- Bich 149 · U.S. census
- Bichard 113 · U.S. census
- Bichler 682 · U.S. census
- Bick 1,599 · U.S. census
- Bickel 7,035 · U.S. census
- Bidegain 116 · U.S. census
- Bidinger 435 · U.S. census
- Bidon 163 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bichel is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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