The Peschel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 751 people carried this name — #30,946 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is up 8% from 695 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Peschel.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Corrèze.
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 Poland’s population register
56 people named Peschel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 83 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 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.
Who carried it
People named Peschel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Carl Gottlieb Peschel 1798–1879 · university teacher -
Oscar Ferdinand Peschel 1826–1875 · writer -
Emil Peschel 1835–1912 · historian -
Mansvetus Peschel d. 1760 · Catholic priest
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Johann Peschel 1535–1599 · non-fiction writer
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Karl Friedrich Peschel 1793–1852 · captain
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Peschel.
- Pervier 135 · U.S. census
- Pery 134 · U.S. census
- Perz 890 · U.S. census
- Pesavento 589 · U.S. census
- Pesce 2,830 · U.S. census
- Pesch 746 · U.S. census
- Pesci 384 · U.S. census
- Pesin 150 · U.S. census
- Pessin 348 · U.S. census
- Pesson 136 · U.S. census
- Pestana 1,418 · U.S. census
- Pestel 178 · U.S. census
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