The Rudel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 289 people carried this name — #68,122 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 16% from 344 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 317 people named Rudel 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 172 people named Rudel.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Puy-de-Dôme.
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 Poland’s population register
71 people named Rudel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 81 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Rudel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jaufré Rudel 1000–1181 · writer -
Jaufré Rudel 1000–1148 · writer
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Jaufré Rudel 1113–1181 · writer
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Jaufré Rudel 1113–1148 · writer
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Elizabeth Rudel Smith 1911–1997 · politician -
Wilhelm Rudel 1817–1899 · entomologist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rudel.
- Rubrecht 205 · U.S. census
- Ruby 9,091 · U.S. census
- Ruch 3,682 · U.S. census
- Ruck 2,066 · U.S. census
- Ruda 1,085 · U.S. census
- Rude 4,661 · U.S. census
- Rudi 360 · U.S. census
- Rudinger 112 · U.S. census
- Rudler 109 · U.S. census
- Rudloff 1,078 · U.S. census
- Rudnik 565 · U.S. census
- Rudolf 1,246 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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