The Schlegel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,461 people carried this name — #4,747 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,228 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Schlegel surname
A surname originating as an occupation for a smith or for a strong man.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schlegel» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,809 people named Schlegel live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 771 people named Schlegel 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 456 people named Schlegel.
38 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 39 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
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
88 people named Schlegel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 136 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 Warmian-Masurian.
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.
In the Nordic population registers
131 people named Schlegel are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Schlegel in American newspapers,
1912–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,366 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schlegel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Justin Schlegel d. 2007 · psychologist
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Irene Schlegel d. 2001
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Julie Schlegel d. 1838
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Hanns Schlegel d. 1621
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Theodul Schlegel 1450–1529
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Johann Schlegel 1536–1579 · protestant clergyman
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schlegel.
- Schissler 839 · U.S. census
- Schlachter 1,333 · U.S. census
- Schlageter 610 · U.S. census
- Schlappi 328 · U.S. census
- Schlatter 1,405 · U.S. census
- Schlecht 2,118 · U.S. census
- Schleich 779 · U.S. census
- Schleicher 3,356 · U.S. census
- Schleifer 932 · U.S. census
- Schlemer 106 · U.S. census
- Schlemmer 2,017 · U.S. census
- Schlepp 406 · U.S. census
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