The Schemel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 361 people carried this name — #56,588 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is up 7% from 338 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 54 people named Schemel.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Schemel live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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.
Who carried it
People named Schemel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Frieda Schemel 1878–1944
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Adolf Schemel 1880–1961 · politician
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Hans-Joachim Schemel 1945– · author
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Carlo Schemel 1953– · architect
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Oscar Schemel 1958– · businessperson
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Kirsten Schemel 1965– · architect
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schemel.
- Schellenberg 1,021 · U.S. census
- Schellenberger 351 · U.S. census
- Scheller 3,672 · U.S. census
- Schellhorn 553 · U.S. census
- Schellinger 422 · U.S. census
- Schembri 723 · U.S. census
- Schemmel 675 · U.S. census
- Schena 675 · U.S. census
- Schenck 6,245 · U.S. census
- Schenk 7,651 · U.S. census
- Schenkel 1,548 · U.S. census
- Schenker 1,155 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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