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    The surname Brendel

    A surname, carried by 2,273 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B653

    Brendel: #13,407 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Brendel #13,407, 2,273 people Brendel: #13,407 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Brendel #13,407, 2,273 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brendel is more common than 91.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,273 people named Brendel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 135,832 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,160.

    #13,407
    rank among US surnames
    2,273
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.2%
    change since 2000 (was #13,012)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,407Brendel2,273135,832
    #13,413Weingarten2,272135,892

    Who is named Brendel

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

    96% of people named Brendel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Brendels

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alfred Brendel
      Austrian composer and pianist (1931–2025)
    • El Brendel
      American actor (1890-1964)

    Notable Brendels come mostly from Austria (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Brendel

    Brendel has the Soundex code B653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B653.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Brendel?
    2,273 people in the United States had the surname Brendel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 135,832 Americans. It ranked 13,407th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Brendel?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Brendel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Brendel?
    Alfred Brendel, Austrian composer and pianist (1931–2025), followed by El Brendel.
    Where is the surname Brendel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Brendel in Austria and the United States.
    Is the surname Brendel getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,160 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,273 in 2010, up 5.2%.