The Gradel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 317 people carried this name — #63,068 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is down 20% from 396 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
347 people named Gradel live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 294 people named Gradel.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
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
51 people named Gradel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 60 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gradel.
- Graca 629 · U.S. census
- Grace 28,098 · U.S. census
- Gracia 9,520 · U.S. census
- Gracias 398 · U.S. census
- Graczyk 1,509 · U.S. census
- Grad 735 · U.S. census
- Grados 381 · U.S. census
- Gradwohl 308 · U.S. census
- Graef 1,293 · U.S. census
- Graeff 1,056 · U.S. census
- Graf 13,301 · U.S. census
- Graff 13,058 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Gradel 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.