# Fogel (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,973 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,784 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 62,084 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (4,741 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fogel 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fogel in the United States and Argentina.

## People named Fogel

- Robert Fogel, American economist and historian (1926–2013)
- Seymour Fogel, American artist (1911-1984)
- Susanna Fogel, American director, screenwriter and author
- Bryan Fogel, American laywright, author and film director
- Joshua A. Fogel, American sinologist
- Silvio Fogel, Argentine footballer (1949-2016)

## Similar surnames

Fogle, Foglia, Fussell, Fishel, Fegley, Feazell, Feasel, Fasulo, Fazal.

## 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.