The Birkel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 537 people carried this name — #40,672 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 7% from 500 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 61 people named Birkel.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 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 print
Birkel in American newspapers,
1909–1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Birkel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Karl Christian Birkel 1904–1992 · entrepreneur
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Karl Birkel 1904–
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Hans Friedrich Birkel 1940–
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Wolfram Birkel 1944– · entrepreneur
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Stefan Birkel 1966– · artist
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Simone Birkel 1970– · pedagogue
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Birkel.
- Birck 165 · U.S. census
- Bird 33,457 · U.S. census
- Birgel 103 · U.S. census
- Birgy 167 · U.S. census
- Biri 197 · U.S. census
- Biringer 138 · U.S. census
- Birkenstock 168 · U.S. census
- Birkle 383 · U.S. census
- Birling 136 · U.S. census
- Birnbaum 3,211 · U.S. census
- Biro 2,241 · U.S. census
- Biron 1,793 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Birkel is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.