The Ragel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 188 people carried this name — #96,799 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 6% from 178 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 94 people named Ragel.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 28 people named Ragel 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Ragel in American newspapers,
1913–1928.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,497 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ragel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Àfrica Ragel 1969– · writer
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ragel.
When the index is not enough
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