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    The surname Medel

    A Latin surname, carried by 4,620 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M340

    Medel: #7,224 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Medel #7,224, 4,620 people Medel: #7,224 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Medel #7,224, 4,620 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Medel is more common than 95.5% of them.

    Origin

    Latin origin

    From the Spanish surname, possibly from Latin Emetherius, from Ancient Greek ἐμός (emós) + ἀθάνατος (athánatos, “undying, immortal”).

    One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,620 people named Medel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 66,828 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,105.

    #7,224
    rank among US surnames
    4,620
    people in 2010
    1.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +48.8%
    change since 2000 (was #9,607)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,220Buckles4,62366,785
    #7,221Spector4,62266,799
    #7,223Balbuena4,62166,814
    #7,224Shealy4,62066,828

    Who is named Medel

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

    84% of people named Medel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 84%
    • White (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
    • Two or more races 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Medels

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Youcef Sabri Medel
      Badminton player, born 1996

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Medel

    Medel has the Soundex code M340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M340.

    Other Latin surnames

    All 91 Latin surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Medel come from?
    From the Spanish surname, possibly from Latin Emetherius, from Ancient Greek ἐμός (emós) + ἀθάνατος (athánatos, “undying, immortal”).
    How common is the surname Medel?
    4,620 people in the United States had the surname Medel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,828 Americans. It ranked 7,224th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Medel?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Medel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Medel?
    Youcef Sabri Medel, badminton player.
    Where is the surname Medel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Medel in Algeria.
    Is the surname Medel getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,105 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,620 in 2010, up 49%.