# Hamel (surname)

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

A surname from French [in turn from Old French].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,944 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,294 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 28,211 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (10,592 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hamel 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) | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hamel in the United States.

## People named Hamel

- Veronica Hamel, American actress (born 1943)
- Eddy Hamel, American-Dutch association football player (1902-1943)
- Gary Hamel, American management expert

## Similar surnames

Hummel, Hamill, Hammel, Hamil, Hymel, Hammill, Hommel, Hammell, Henley, Hanley, Hunley, Hummell.

## 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.