The Christel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 460 people carried this name — #46,314 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. That is down 5% from 484 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 142 people named Christel.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Ardennes.
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.
Who carried it
People named Christel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Albert Christel 1907–1977 · teacher
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Daniel Christel 1948– · politician
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Reinhard Christel 1949– · merchant
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Christel.
- Chouteau 223 · U.S. census
- Choy 5,254 · U.S. census
- Chretien 1,432 · U.S. census
- Christ 7,261 · U.S. census
- Christal 417 · U.S. census
- Christe 245 · U.S. census
- Christen 3,813 · U.S. census
- Christensen 75,143 · U.S. census
- Christiaens 173 · U.S. census
- Christian 54,198 · U.S. census
- Christin 268 · U.S. census
- Christine 1,418 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Christel 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.