The Zundel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,069 people carried this name — #23,691 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,015 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Zundel surname
From the German surname, from a diminutive of Zunder (“tinder”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Zundel» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
112 people named Zundel live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Zundel.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
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 Zundel,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Zundel 1815–1882 · composer -
John Zundel 1815–1882 · composer
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Paula Zundel 1889–1975 · patron of the arts -
Edwin A. Zundel 1893–1985 · military personnel -
Judah Leib ben Enoch Zundel 1645–1705 · rabbi
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David Zundel 1784–1844 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zundel.
- Zuger 157 · U.S. census
- Zuk 1,180 · U.S. census
- Zukowski 2,857 · U.S. census
- Zuliani 162 · U.S. census
- Zumbo 371 · U.S. census
- Zumstein 404 · U.S. census
- Zunino 459 · U.S. census
- Zurawski 1,503 · U.S. census
- Zurcher 1,343 · U.S. census
- Zurek 1,442 · U.S. census
- Zurfluh 433 · U.S. census
- Zurita 4,770 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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