# Adel (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/adel/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 571 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,691 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 540,710 people |
| Change since 2000 | +23% (466 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Adel in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 9.3% |

## Similar surnames

Atwell, Atwal.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.