# Nagel (surname)

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

A surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,545 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,480 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,227 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (14,270 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nagel 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nagel in the United States.

## People named Nagel

- Thomas Nagel, American philosopher
- Ernest Nagel, American philosopher (1901-1985)
- Conrad Nagel, American actor (1897–1970)
- Steven R. Nagel, American astronaut (1946-2014)
- Judy Nagel, American alpine skier
- Charles Nagel, American politician (1849-1940)

## Similar surnames

Naegele, Nagle, Naugle, Neagle, Nickel, Nickell, Nicol, Nicely, Nichol, Nicoll, Nickle, Nicola.

## 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.