The Essel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 238 people carried this name — #79,846 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 42% from 168 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 61 people named Essel.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
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.
In Poland’s population register
22 people named Essel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 28 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.
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.
In the Nordic population registers
61 people named Essel is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Essel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christine Essel 1901– · politician
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Franz Essel 1909–1973 · actor
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Ernst Essel 1911–1984 · actor
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Essel.
- Esposito 22,789 · U.S. census
- Esprit 248 · U.S. census
- Espy 1,851 · U.S. census
- Esquer 1,855 · U.S. census
- Esquerre 100 · U.S. census
- Esse 436 · U.S. census
- Esser 4,297 · U.S. census
- Essig 2,175 · U.S. census
- Esslinger 1,486 · U.S. census
- Essner 517 · U.S. census
- Esson 503 · U.S. census
- Estay 360 · U.S. census
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