How common is the surname Ertel?

2,170 people in the United States had the surname Ertel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,279 Americans. It ranked 13,916th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ertel?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Ertel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ertel?

Julie Ertel, American water polo player.

Where is the surname Ertel most common?

Wikidata records people named Ertel in the United States.

Is the surname Ertel getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,227 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,170 in 2010, down 2.6%.

The surname Ertel

A surname, carried by 2,170 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E634

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ertel is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,170 people named Ertel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,279 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,227.

#13,916

rank among US surnames

2,170

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,730)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,911	Forcier	2,171	142,214
#13,916	Luper	2,170	142,279
#13,922	Dula	2,169	142,345

Who is named Ertel

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

97% of people named Ertel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ertels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julie Ertel
American water polo player, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ertel

Ertl

Ertel has the Soundex code E634, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E634.

Questions

How common is the surname Ertel?: 2,170 people in the United States had the surname Ertel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,279 Americans. It ranked 13,916th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ertel?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Ertel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ertel?: Julie Ertel, American water polo player.
Where is the surname Ertel most common?: Wikidata records people named Ertel in the United States.
Is the surname Ertel getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,227 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,170 in 2010, down 2.6%.