How common is the surname Nagel?

14,545 people in the United States had the surname Nagel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,227 Americans. It ranked 2,480th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nagel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Nagel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Nagel?

Thomas Nagel, American philosopher, followed by Ernest Nagel.

Where is the surname Nagel most common?

Wikidata records people named Nagel in the United States.

Is the surname Nagel getting more or less common?

More common. 14,270 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,545 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Nagel

A surname, carried by 14,545 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nagel is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,545 people named Nagel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,227 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,270.

#2,480

rank among US surnames

14,545

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,325)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,471	Bliss	14,588	21,164
#2,472	Wakefield	14,587	21,166
#2,473	Kahn	14,584	21,170
#2,474	Barth	14,579	21,177
#2,475	Dove	14,560	21,205
#2,477	Noriega	14,559	21,207
#2,478	Cloud	14,555	21,212

Who is named Nagel

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

95% of people named Nagel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nagels

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Nagel
American philosopher, born 1937
Ernest Nagel
American philosopher (1901-1985)
Conrad Nagel
American actor (1897–1970)
Steven R. Nagel
American astronaut (1946-2014)
Judy Nagel
American alpine skier, born 1951
Charles Nagel
American politician (1849-1940)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nagel

Nagel has the Soundex code N240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N240.

Questions

How common is the surname Nagel?: 14,545 people in the United States had the surname Nagel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,227 Americans. It ranked 2,480th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nagel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Nagel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Nagel?: Thomas Nagel, American philosopher, followed by Ernest Nagel.
Where is the surname Nagel most common?: Wikidata records people named Nagel in the United States.
Is the surname Nagel getting more or less common?: More common. 14,270 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,545 in 2010, up 1.9%.