The Gidel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 121 people carried this name — #138,304 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 6% from 129 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 377 people named Gidel.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Puy-de-Dôme.
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 Poland’s population register
98 people named Gidel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 113 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
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 Gidel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Gidel 1827–1900 · literary critic
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Philippe Gidel 1866–1954 · Inspector general of the Public Instruction
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Gilbert Gidel 1880–1958 · jurist
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Henry Gidel 1925– · biographer
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Marc Gidel 1951– · politician
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Patrick Gidel 1956– · politician
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gidel.
- Gibeau 516 · U.S. census
- Gibel 235 · U.S. census
- Gibert 541 · U.S. census
- Giberti 161 · U.S. census
- Giblin 2,794 · U.S. census
- Gibson 190,667 · U.S. census
- Giel 430 · U.S. census
- Gielen 113 · U.S. census
- Gier 1,344 · U.S. census
- Gies 1,719 · U.S. census
- Giess 148 · U.S. census
- Gigandet 176 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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