The Pagel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,973 people carried this name — #6,306 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,300 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 143 people named Pagel.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
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
34 people named Pagel live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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.
In Poland’s population register
31 people named Pagel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 42 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pagel.
- Paganelli 542 · U.S. census
- Pagani 820 · U.S. census
- Paganini 313 · U.S. census
- Pagano 8,272 · U.S. census
- Page 80,493 · U.S. census
- Pageau 285 · U.S. census
- Pages 681 · U.S. census
- Paget 880 · U.S. census
- Paggi 212 · U.S. census
- Paglia 1,533 · U.S. census
- Pagliai 177 · U.S. census
- Pagliari 174 · U.S. census
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