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

The Reichel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,670 people carried this name — #11,736 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 109,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,649 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

583 people named Reichel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 754 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 201
Pomeranian 71
Lower Silesian 53
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 49
Lesser Poland 45
Subcarpathian 38
Opole 34
West Pomeranian 32

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 573 people named Reichel 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 Entre Ríos.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 250
Misiones 164
Buenos Aires Province 92
City of Buenos Aires 26
Córdoba 16
Corrientes 15
Santa Fe 10

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

167 people named Reichel live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 45
Bern 25
Vaud 18
Basel-Stadt 16
Thurgau 11
St. Gallen 9
Aargau 7
Basel-Landschaft 6

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.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 121 people named Reichel.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Haut-Rhin 27
Moselle 20
Paris 19
Aube 11
Bas-Rhin 9
Seine-et-Marne 6
Meurthe-et-Moselle 4
Yvelines 3

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

In the Nordic population registers

86 people named Reichel is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 86

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Reichel in American newspapers,
1865–1919.

Newspaper page from Detroiter Abend-post carrying the name Reichel
Detroiter Abend-post 1917-04-01
Newspaper page from The Independent carrying the name Reichel
The Independent 1865-02-04
Newspaper page from Harrisburg Telegraph carrying the name Reichel
Harrisburg Telegraph 1919-11-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,236 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Reichel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jan Jakub Reichel d. 1801
  • Christoph Reichel 1583–1624 · teacher
  • Hans Reichel 1597–
  • Friedrich Reichel 1608–1653 · theologian
  • Albrecht von Reichel 1638–1697
  • Daniel Reichel 1648– · publisher

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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