The Hertel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,057 people carried this name — #7,559 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,700 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
404 people named Hertel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 491 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 203 people named Hertel.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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
115 people named Hertel live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hertel.
- Herrmann 13,056 · U.S. census
- Herrscher 118 · U.S. census
- Herry 267 · U.S. census
- Herscher 257 · U.S. census
- Herson 497 · U.S. census
- Hert 1,073 · U.S. census
- Herter 904 · U.S. census
- Herth 243 · U.S. census
- Hertrich 197 · U.S. census
- Hertz 4,097 · U.S. census
- Hertzog 2,298 · U.S. census
- Hervas 141 · U.S. census
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