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    The surname Hagel

    A surname, carried by 1,602 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H240

    Hagel: #17,559 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hagel #17,559, 1,602 people Hagel: #17,559 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hagel #17,559, 1,602 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hagel is more common than 89.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,602 people named Hagel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 192,725 Americans. That is down 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,716.

    #17,559
    rank among US surnames
    1,602
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -6.6%
    change since 2000 (was #15,640)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,551Farney1,603192,605
    #17,559Cambridge1,602192,725
    #17,565Herdman1,601192,845

    Who is named Hagel

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

    94% of people named Hagel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hagels

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Chuck Hagel
      American soldier and politician, born 1946

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hagel

    Hagel has the Soundex code H240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H240.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Hagel?
    1,602 people in the United States had the surname Hagel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,725 Americans. It ranked 17,559th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hagel?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hagel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Hagel?
    Chuck Hagel, American soldier and politician.
    Where is the surname Hagel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hagel in the United States.
    Is the surname Hagel getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,716 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,602 in 2010, down 6.6%.