The Ermel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 306 people carried this name — #64,891 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 310 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 167 people named Ermel.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
82 people named Ermel live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 37 people named Ermel 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 City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
33 people named Ermel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 42 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Ermel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gottlob Siegismund Ermel d. 1804 · merchant
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Malle Ermel 1949– · bibliographer
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Mathieu Ermel 1968– · politician
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Nicole Ermel 1972– · social pedagogue
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Iir Hermeliin 1973– · scenographer
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Janek Ermel 1975–1997 · sport cyclist
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ermel.
- Erhard 994 · U.S. census
- Erhardt 2,164 · U.S. census
- Erhart 1,547 · U.S. census
- Eric 355 · U.S. census
- Erlich 765 · U.S. census
- Erman 668 · U.S. census
- Ernandez 849 · U.S. census
- Ernenwein 114 · U.S. census
- Ernest 4,745 · U.S. census
- Ernewein 114 · U.S. census
- Ernst 18,361 · U.S. census
- Erny 619 · U.S. census
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