The Semel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 447 people carried this name — #47,429 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is down 2% from 455 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 92 people named Semel.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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.
Who carried it
People named Semel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Bernard Semel d. 1959 -
Rösi Semel 1861–1944
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Helene Semel 1911–
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Susan F. Semel 1941– · university teacher
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Terry Semel 1943– · businessperson
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Nava Semel 1954–2017 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Semel.
- Selva 984 · U.S. census
- Selves 144 · U.S. census
- Selzer 1,743 · U.S. census
- Sembach 183 · U.S. census
- Seme 380 · U.S. census
- Semedo 527 · U.S. census
- Semerdjian 193 · U.S. census
- Semin 131 · U.S. census
- Semon 1,638 · U.S. census
- Semper 434 · U.S. census
- Sen 3,059 · U.S. census
- Sena 7,597 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Semel 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.