Marcel surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Marcel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,829 people carried this name — #15,898 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 161,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,835).

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,748 people named Marcel.

70 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 95 départements, most often Drôme.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 70
Drôme 268
Paris 206
Var 171
Rhône 126
Loire 106
Isère 92
Bouches-du-Rhône 89
Gard 58

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 487 people named Marcel 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 269
Entre Ríos 115
Córdoba 32
City of Buenos Aires 20
Neuquén 16
San Luis 13
Río Negro 12
Formosa 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

61 people named Marcel live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Vaud 26
Bern 8
Geneva 6
Valais 6
Neuchâtel 5
Ticino 4
Fribourg 3
Jura 3

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 Belgium’s population register

At least 43 people named Marcel live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Hainaut 38
Brussels-Capital 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Marcel in American newspapers,
1876–1921.

Newspaper page from Westliche Blätter carrying the name Marcel
Westliche Blätter 1876-03-19
Newspaper page from Juniata Sentinel And Republican carrying the name Marcel
Juniata Sentinel And Republican 1892-11-16
Newspaper page from Democratic Messenger carrying the name Marcel
Democratic Messenger 1921-01-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 74,443 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Marcel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Étienne Marcel
    Étienne Marcel 1315–1358 · politician
  • Arnold Marcel
    Arnold Marcel 1672–1748 · instrument maker
  • Jean-Joseph Marcel
    Jean-Joseph Marcel 1776–1854 · engineer
  • Guillaume Marcel 1647–1708 · lawyer
  • François-Robert Marcel 1683–1759 · ballet dancer
  • Elisabeth Marcel 1745–1805 · businessperson

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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