The Hummel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,715 people carried this name — #2,453 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 14,878 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Hummel surname
From Middle High German humbel, hummel, from Old High German humbal, humbala, humbalo. Eventually probably onomatopoeic and related with English hum.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hummel» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 729 people named Hummel.
64 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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
649 people named Hummel live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 140 people named Hummel 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.
In Poland’s population register
138 people named Hummel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 191 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 Masovian.
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
164 people named Hummel are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Hummel in American newspapers,
1905–1959.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 97,156 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hummel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Erdmann Hummel 1769–1852 · writer -
Johann Nepomuk Hummel 1778–1837 · composer -
Arvid David Hummel 1778–1836 · writer -
Hans Hummel 1787–1854 -
Christian Gotfried Hummel 1811–1872 · scientist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 174 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hummel.
- Humann 432 · U.S. census
- Humbel 108 · U.S. census
- Humbert 4,321 · U.S. census
- Hume 6,573 · U.S. census
- Humel 150 · U.S. census
- Humm 732 · U.S. census
- Hun 623 · U.S. census
- Hunckler 147 · U.S. census
- Hund 1,442 · U.S. census
- Hunkeler 100 · U.S. census
- Hunold 285 · U.S. census
- Hunsicker 2,477 · U.S. census
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