The Ravenel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 615 people carried this name — #36,379 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is up 15% from 535 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 521 people named Ravenel.
Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
48 people named Ravenel live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ravenel.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Ravenel is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.