The Mendel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,574 people carried this name — #11,273 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 105,300 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
1,951 people named Mendel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 2,186 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 151 people named Mendel.
32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Paris.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
31 people named Mendel live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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 Mendel.
- Meme 125 · U.S. census
- Men 896 · U.S. census
- Mena 14,299 · U.S. census
- Menard 10,973 · U.S. census
- Mencarelli 126 · U.S. census
- Menconi 399 · U.S. census
- Mendes 8,034 · U.S. census
- Mendez 112,736 · U.S. census
- Mendonca 3,157 · U.S. census
- Mendoza 168,567 · U.S. census
- Mendy 175 · U.S. census
- Mene 108 · U.S. census
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