The Hartel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 973 people carried this name — #25,430 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 303,000 people counted. That is down 8% from 1,055 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 106 people named Hartel.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Calvados.
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
85 people named Hartel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 141 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in 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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
73 people named Hartel live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 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
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 39 people named Hartel 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 Misiones.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hartel.
- Harriet 230 · U.S. census
- Harris 624,252 · U.S. census
- Harrison 181,091 · U.S. census
- Harry 9,311 · U.S. census
- Hart 137,184 · U.S. census
- Harte 3,202 · U.S. census
- Hartenstein 683 · U.S. census
- Harter 10,020 · U.S. census
- Hartert 183 · U.S. census
- Harth 847 · U.S. census
- Hartman 64,106 · U.S. census
- Hartmann 11,000 · U.S. census
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