Petel surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Petel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 143 people carried this name — #120,901 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 24% from 187 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 737 people named Petel.

11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 64 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 11
Paris 106
Seine-Maritime 60
Oise 51
Loire 46
Eure 45
Vosges 23
Yvelines 21
Rhône 21

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 75 people named Petel live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 48
Córdoba 15
City of Buenos Aires 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Petel in American newspapers,
1897–1925.

Newspaper page from Seward Daily Gateway carrying the name Petel
Seward Daily Gateway 1925-08-12
Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Petel
The Herald 1897-07-24
Newspaper page from The Plymouth Tribune carrying the name Petel
The Plymouth Tribune 1908-07-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,400 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Petel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Georg Petel
    Georg Petel 1601–1634 · sculptor
  • Georg Petel
    Georg Petel 1601–1633 · sculptor
  • Eugène Petel 1888–1914 · association football player
  • Pierre Petel 1920–1999 · screenwriter
  • David Petel 1921–2019 · politician
  • David Petel 1921–2019 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Petel.

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