The Cael surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 120 people carried this name — #139,228 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 11% from 108 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 237 people named Cael.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Vosges.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 59 people named Cael live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Cael,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eddy Cael 1945– · sport cyclist
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cael.
- Cadieux 1,264 · U.S. census
- Cado 105 · U.S. census
- Cador 100 · U.S. census
- Cadore 187 · U.S. census
- Cadoret 248 · U.S. census
- Cady 9,084 · U.S. census
- Caetano 985 · U.S. census
- Caffarel 111 · U.S. census
- Cafiero 747 · U.S. census
- Cage 5,372 · U.S. census
- Cagnon 104 · U.S. census
- Cahen 131 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Cael 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.