The Riel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,125 people carried this name — #14,139 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 138,900 people counted. That is down 2% from 2,160 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 101 people named Riel.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Orne.
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 38 people named Riel 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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Riel.
- Riegel 3,967 · U.S. census
- Rieger 5,989 · U.S. census
- Riegert 631 · U.S. census
- Riegler 1,039 · U.S. census
- Riehl 3,852 · U.S. census
- Riehm 614 · U.S. census
- Riem 153 · U.S. census
- Riemer 3,039 · U.S. census
- Riera 1,604 · U.S. census
- Ries 7,258 · U.S. census
- Riess 1,908 · U.S. census
- Riester 748 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Riel 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.