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    The surname Mandel

    A Dutch surname, carried by 6,703 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M534

    Mandel: #5,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mandel #5,212, 6,703 people Mandel: #5,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mandel #5,212, 6,703 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mandel is more common than 96.8% of them.

    Origin

    Dutch origin

    * Germanic surname (Dutch Mandel, German Mandel, Yiddish מאַנדל (Mandl), all meaning "almond"). Also found in Slovene as Mandelj. * As a south German and Austrian surname, variant of Mandl, from Mann + -l. * As a Dutch surname, from mandel (“sheaf of wheat”) (see Mandel below). * As a Jewish surname, variant of Mendel.

    One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,703 people named Mandel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,061 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,532.

    #5,212
    rank among US surnames
    6,703
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #4,940)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,208Schnell6,70846,026
    #5,209Arena6,70646,040
    #5,210Colton6,70446,054
    #5,212Mandel6,70346,061

    Who is named Mandel

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

    93% of people named Mandel identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mandels

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ernest Mandel
      Belgian economist and Marxist philosopher (1923–1995)
    • Johnny Mandel
      American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)
    • Harvey Mandel
      American guitarist, born 1945
    • Robert Mandel
      American film director and producer, born 1945

    Notable Mandels come mostly from the United States (3) and Belgium (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Mandel

    Mandel has the Soundex code M534, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M534.

    Other Dutch surnames

    All 167 Dutch surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mandel come from?
    * Germanic surname (Dutch Mandel, German Mandel, Yiddish מאַנדל (Mandl), all meaning "almond"). Also found in Slovene as Mandelj. * As a south German and Austrian surname, variant of Mandl, from Mann + -l. * As a Dutch surname, from mandel (“sheaf of wheat”) (see Mandel below). * As a Jewish…
    How common is the surname Mandel?
    6,703 people in the United States had the surname Mandel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,061 Americans. It ranked 5,212th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mandel?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Mandel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Mandel?
    Ernest Mandel, Belgian economist and Marxist philosopher (1923–1995), followed by Johnny Mandel.
    Where is the surname Mandel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mandel in the United States and Belgium.
    Is the surname Mandel getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,532 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,703 in 2010, up 2.6%.
    What are other spellings of Mandel?
    Mandell.
    Is Mandel also a first name?
    Yes. Mandel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.