How Many People Have the Last Name Wendel?
people had the surname Wendel in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 52,910 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+279 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Wendel (96.2%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Wendel ranks #4,713. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Wendel grew from 5,293 people in 2000 to 5,572 in 2010 (up 5.3%), and its rank fell from #5,990 to #6,149. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.96 to 1.89 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 5,293 | 5,572 |
| Rank | #5,990 | #6,149 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.96 | 1.89 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Wendel
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Wendel: W534
👤 Wendel as a First Name
Wendel is a first name too: about 1,151 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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