The Ortel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 320 people carried this name — #62,531 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is up 5% from 304 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
117 people named Ortel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 147 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 55 people named Ortel.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 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.
Who carried it
People named Ortel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hermann Örtel d. 1482 · musician
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Joachim Ortel 1542–1590
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Andreas Ortel 1600–1657 · pastor
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Felix Ortel 1852–1940 · politician
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Herbert Ortel 1902–1972 · artist
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Holger Ortel 1951– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ortel.
- Orsetti 100 · U.S. census
- Orsi 1,100 · U.S. census
- Orsini 3,055 · U.S. census
- Orso 1,142 · U.S. census
- Orta 7,820 · U.S. census
- Ortega 127,256 · U.S. census
- Orth 6,345 · U.S. census
- Ortis 1,584 · U.S. census
- Ortiz 286,899 · U.S. census
- Ortlieb 719 · U.S. census
- Ortolani 349 · U.S. census
- Orts 197 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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