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The Rachel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,398 people carried this name — #12,837 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 123,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,345 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

522 people named Rachel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 559 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 175
Lesser Poland 107
Silesian 78
Lower Silesian 54
Opole 32
Subcarpathian 22
Masovian 20
Łódź 14

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 139 people named Rachel.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Haute-Savoie.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Haute-Savoie 34
Martinique 28
Rhône 12
Paris 10
Oise 7
Ain 6
Yonne 4
Moselle 4

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

In print

Rachel in American newspapers,
1870–1876.

Newspaper page from Mineral Point Tribune carrying the name Rachel
Mineral Point Tribune 1870-01-13
Newspaper page from Essex County Herald carrying the name Rachel
Essex County Herald 1876-05-13
Newspaper page from The Kenosha Telegraph carrying the name Rachel
The Kenosha Telegraph 1873-05-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 238,846 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Rachel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Rachel
    Samuel Rachel 1628–1691 · librarian
  • Paul Rachel
    Paul Rachel 1851–1923 · writer
  • Joachim Rachel 1618–1669 · writer
  • Louis Rachel 1834–1880 · photographer
  • Hugo Rachel 1872–1945 · historian
  • Luigi Rachel 1879–1949 · composer

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

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