The Wartel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 106 people carried this name — #153,769 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 15% from 124 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 479 people named Wartel.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Nord.
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
49 people named Wartel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 51 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
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 36 people named Wartel live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Wartel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pierre-François Wartel 1806–1882 · opera singer -
Thérèse Wartel 1814–1865 · composer -
Paul Wartel 1902–1976 · association football coach -
Jean-Baptiste Wartel 1724–1805 · politician
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Georges Wartel 1727–1811 · author
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Geneviève-Angélique Wartel 1796– · miniature painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wartel.
- Ward 260,464 · U.S. census
- Wargnier 109 · U.S. census
- Warin 100 · U.S. census
- Warme 125 · U.S. census
- Warner 83,781 · U.S. census
- Warren 152,147 · U.S. census
- Wartelle 106 · U.S. census
- Warter 185 · U.S. census
- Warth 932 · U.S. census
- Warther 126 · U.S. census
- Wary 176 · U.S. census
- Was 353 · U.S. census
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