# Frankel (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/frankel/  
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) | 7,253 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,860 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 42,568 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.3% (6,633 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Frankel 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Frankel in the United States, the United Kingdom and Austria–Hungary.

## People named Frankel

- David Frankel, American film director (born 1959)
- Lois Frankel, American politician
- Zecharias Frankel, Bohemian-German rabbi and historian (1801-1875)
- Justin Frankel, American computer programmer
- Bethenny Frankel, American television personality
- Benjamin Frankel, British composer
- Mark Frankel, British actor (1962-1996)
- Aerin Frankel, American ice hockey player
- Stan Frankel, American computer scientist (1919–1978)
- Bea Arthur, American actress and comedienne (1922–2009)

## Similar surnames

Frenkel, Franklin, Francis, Franco, Frank, Franks, France, Franz, Franke, Franzen, Franck, Frink.

## 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.