# Kimmel (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kimmel/  
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 German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,528 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,396 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 29,326 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.3% (9,813 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɪməl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From German Kümmel, from Old High German kumil.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kimmel 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kimmel in the United States.

## People named Kimmel

- Jimmy Kimmel, American talk show host and comedian (born 1967)
- Michael Kimmel, American sociologist
- Kari Kimmel, American musician

## Similar surnames

Kamel, Kimmell, Knoll, Kinley, Kennelly, Kamal, Kennell, Kinlaw, Kenneally, Knell, Kenley.

## 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.