How common is the surname Adel?

571 people in the United States had the surname Adel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 540,710 Americans. It ranked 38,691st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Adel getting more or less common?

More common. 466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 571 in 2010, up 23%.

Is Adel also a first name?

Yes. Adel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Adel

A German surname, carried by 571 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A340 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Adel is more common than 76.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

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

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 571 people named Adel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 540,710 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 466.

#38,691

rank among US surnames

571

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+22.5%

change since 2000 (was #43,629)

Who is named Adel

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

71% of people named Adel identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as two or more races and 9.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Adel come from?: Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel.
How common is the surname Adel?: 571 people in the United States had the surname Adel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 540,710 Americans. It ranked 38,691st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Adel?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Adel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as two or more races.
Is the surname Adel getting more or less common?: More common. 466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 571 in 2010, up 23%.
Is Adel also a first name?: Yes. Adel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.