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The Nagel surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 14,270 people carried this name — #2,325 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,900 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

861 people named Nagel live in Switzerland.

They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.

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Where they live today

St. Gallen 181
Zurich 178
Thurgau 98
Bern 60
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 54
Aargau 52
Jura 33
Lucerne 30

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.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 704 people named Nagel.

66 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 66
Bas-Rhin 164
Moselle 159
Meurthe-et-Moselle 123
Paris 61
Haut-Rhin 24
Loiret 13
Seine-et-Marne 12
Meuse 11

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

589 people named Nagel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 842 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 Pomeranian.

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Where they live today

Pomeranian 184
Greater Poland 92
Silesian 73
Masovian 68
Lesser Poland 29
Opole 29
Łódź 27
Lower Silesian 23

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Nagel in American newspapers,
1909–1935.

Newspaper page from The Caucasian carrying the name Nagel
The Caucasian 1909-08-15
Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Nagel
The Laramie Republican 1910-04-15
Newspaper page from The Circle Banner carrying the name Nagel
The Circle Banner 1920-03-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 107,307 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Nagel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jakob Nagel
    Jakob Nagel 1790–1841 · physician
  • Anton von Nagel zu Aichberg
    Anton von Nagel zu Aichberg 1798–1859 · judge
  • Christian Heinrich von Nagel
    Christian Heinrich von Nagel 1803–1882 · mathematician
  • Christian August Nagel
    Christian August Nagel 1821–1903 · surveyor
  • Peter Conrad Nagel
    Peter Conrad Nagel 1825–1911 · Catholic priest

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 185 lives in all are documented under this name.

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