Voelkel surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Voelkel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,083 people carried this name — #23,472 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 270,300 people counted. That is up 14% from 954 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Voelkel.

Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Bas-Rhin 58
Haut-Rhin 5
Charente-Maritime 3
Vienne 3
Bouches-du-Rhône 2
Indre 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

42 people named Voelkel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 67 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 30
Lubusz 9
Silesian 3

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 Voelkel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Maximilian Voelkel 1840–1950 · pastor
  • Martin Voelkel 1884–1950 · parson
  • Hermann Voelkel 1888–1955
  • Rainer Voelkel 1909– · physician
  • Piotr Voelkel 1951– · businessperson
  • Riley Voelkel 1990– · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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