Brendel surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Brendel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,273 people carried this name — #13,407 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 129,900 people counted. That is up 5% from 2,160 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 259 people named Brendel.

20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 20
Bas-Rhin 58
Haut-Rhin 51
Moselle 32
Meurthe-et-Moselle 20
Paris 14
Doubs 12
Pas-de-Calais 11
Seine-Maritime 8

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 233 people named Brendel live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 149
Misiones 59
Mendoza 15
Santa Fe 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

197 people named Brendel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 245 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 70
Masovian 42
Pomeranian 17
Holy Cross 14
Lower Silesian 14
Łódź 13
West Pomeranian 13
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 6

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

72 people named Brendel live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Valais 17
Zurich 15
Aargau 11
Basel-Landschaft 7
St. Gallen 7
Bern 5
Schwyz 4
Basel-Stadt 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Brendel in American newspapers,
1902–1918.

Newspaper page from Detroiter Abend-post carrying the name Brendel
Detroiter Abend-post 1918-07-29
Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Brendel
The Mirror And Farmer 1902-10-09
Newspaper page from Detroiter Abend-post carrying the name Brendel
Detroiter Abend-post 1917-07-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,647 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Brendel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Zacharias Brendel
    Zacharias Brendel 1553–1626 · university teacher
  • Zacharias Brendel der Jüngere
    Zacharias Brendel der Jüngere 1592–1638 · physician
  • Johann Martin Brendel d. 1653 · writer
  • Elisabeth Brendel d. 1596
  • Zacharias Brendel 1618–1618
  • Georg Christoph Brendel 1668–1722 · pastor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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