The Medal surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 520 people carried this name — #41,799 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 24% from 421 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Medal surname
Borrowed from Spanish Medal, itself a surname of Galician origin. This surname is predominantly found in Nicaragua.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Medal» (English), 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 130 people named Medal.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Aveyron.
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.
Who carried it
People named Medal,
with a public archive behind them.
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Miroslav Medal 1916–1942 · military personnel -
Václav Medal 1850–1900
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Alois Medal 1878–1931
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Medal.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Medal is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.