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

The Ebel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,423 people carried this name — #9,496 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 86,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,386 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 487 people named Ebel.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Bas-Rhin 281
Paris 27
Moselle 27
Nord 20
Loire-Atlantique 14
Haut-Rhin 13
Aube 11
Meurthe-et-Moselle 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 477 people named Ebel 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 Chaco.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Chaco 252
Buenos Aires Province 62
Santa Fe 48
Formosa 47
Córdoba 29
City of Buenos Aires 22
Entre Ríos 17

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

In Poland’s population register

104 people named Ebel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 157 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 Pomeranian.

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

Where they live today

Pomeranian 38
West Pomeranian 14
Greater Poland 12
Opole 12
Łódź 8
Lublin 6
Lesser Poland 5
Lower Silesian 4

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

69 people named Ebel live in Switzerland.

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

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

Where they live today

Zurich 14
Neuchâtel 13
Bern 11
Solothurn 10
Vaud 7
Lucerne 4
Zug 4
St. Gallen 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

Ebel in American newspapers,
1894–1918.

Newspaper page from Dakota County Herald carrying the name Ebel
Dakota County Herald 1918-01-10
Newspaper page from Condon Globe carrying the name Ebel
Condon Globe 1894-04-20
Newspaper page from The Wahpeton Times carrying the name Ebel
The Wahpeton Times 1914-06-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,699 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Ebel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Kaspar Ebel
    Kaspar Ebel 1595–1664 · librarian
  • Johann Gottfried Ebel
    Johann Gottfried Ebel 1764–1830 · writer
  • Johann Gottfried Ebel
    Johann Gottfried Ebel 1764–1830 · writer
  • David Ebel d. 1619 · organist
  • David Ebel 1593–1639 · composer
  • Hermann Ebel 1600–1616 · organist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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