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

The Revel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 746 people carried this name — #31,107 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 7% from 805 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,606 people named Revel.

37 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 81 départements, most often Ain.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 37
Ain 238
Aude 203
Aveyron 178
Paris 164
Rhône 157
Hérault 156
Alpes-Maritimes 127
Côtes-d’Armor 90

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 84 people named Revel 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
Entre Ríos 19
City of Buenos Aires 17

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

33 people named Revel live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 11
Vaud 6
Geneva 5
Graubünden 4
Neuchâtel 4
Valais 3

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.

Who carried it

People named Revel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean Revel
    Jean Revel 1684–1751 · draftsperson
  • Richard Revel d. 1213 · official
  • Jean-Paul Revel d. 2020 · university teacher
  • Jean-Paul Revel d. 2020 · university teacher
  • Jane Revel d. 1761
  • Guillaume Revel 1500–1500 · herald

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Revel.

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