The Kugel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,080 people carried this name — #23,515 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 270,300 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,101 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 126 people named Kugel.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 59 people named Kugel 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 Tucumán.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
40 people named Kugel live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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.
Who carried it
People named Kugel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alexander Kugel 1864–1929 · theatre director -
Alexander Kugel 1864–1928 · theatre director
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Ignaz Kugel 1839–1919 · impresario
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Max Meyer Kugel 1867–1940
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Iona Kugel 1873–1942 · journalist
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Iona Kugel 1873–1942 · journalist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kugel.
- Kuder 951 · U.S. census
- Kudla 1,002 · U.S. census
- Kuehn 7,181 · U.S. census
- Kuen 183 · U.S. census
- Kuentz 120 · U.S. census
- Kueny 443 · U.S. census
- Kugler 4,015 · U.S. census
- Kuhl 5,872 · U.S. census
- Kuhlmann 2,981 · U.S. census
- Kuhn 31,776 · U.S. census
- Kuhne 679 · U.S. census
- Kuhnel 339 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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