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

The Wendel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,572 people carried this name — #6,149 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,900 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,293 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 384 people named Wendel 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 Córdoba.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Córdoba 198
Buenos Aires Province 74
San Luis 57
Neuquén 27
City of Buenos Aires 14
Santa Fe 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

343 people named Wendel live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Aargau 137
Zurich 79
Thurgau 54
Bern 18
Lucerne 14
St. Gallen 11
Fribourg 10
Basel-Landschaft 7

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 255 people named Wendel.

28 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 28
Moselle 76
Bas-Rhin 47
Haut-Rhin 21
Vosges 10
Eure 9
Paris 8
Var 8
Lot-et-Garonne 6

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

In Poland’s population register

202 people named Wendel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 253 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 Holy Cross.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Holy Cross 56
Lesser Poland 43
Silesian 32
Subcarpathian 31
Greater Poland 13
Opole 8
Masovian 7
Lower Silesian 6

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

1,465 people named Wendel is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 1,465

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).

In print

Wendel in American newspapers,
1909–1915.

Newspaper page from The Columbus Commercial carrying the name Wendel
The Columbus Commercial 1909-12-02
Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Wendel
The Laramie Republican 1915-03-04
Newspaper page from The Independent-reporter carrying the name Wendel
The Independent-reporter 1914-01-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Wendel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Klara Wendel
    Klara Wendel 1804–1884
  • Bruno Wendel
    Bruno Wendel 1824–1893 · businessperson
  • Abraham Jacobus Wendel
    Abraham Jacobus Wendel 1826–1915 · engraver
  • Robert Wendel d. 1881 · artist
  • Christoffer Adolf Wendel 1659–1709
  • Jean-Martin Wendel 1665–1737 · ironmaster

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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