# Maciel (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,500 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,142 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,847 people |
| Change since 2000 | +37% (8,407 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Maciel 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) | 18% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 81% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Maciel in Brazil and Argentina.

## People named Maciel

- Larissa Maciel, Brazilian actress
- Leonel Maciel, Argentinian handball player
- Sergio Maciel, Argentinian association football player (1965–2008)
- Formiga, Brazilian association football player
- Igor Jesus, Brazilian footballer
- Antônio Conselheiro, Brazilian preacher (1830-1897)

## Similar surnames

Miceli, Masiello, Maisel, Michel, Magill, Mikel, Mickel, Mackley, Makela, MacAuley, Mackall, Maxwell.

## 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.