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    The surname Oertel

    A surname, carried by 1,047 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex O634

    Oertel: #24,064 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Oertel #24,064, 1,047 people Oertel: #24,064 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Oertel #24,064, 1,047 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oertel is more common than 85.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,047 people named Oertel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 294,886 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 984.

    #24,064
    rank among US surnames
    1,047
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.4%
    change since 2000 (was #23,940)

    Who is named Oertel

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

    95% of people named Oertel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Oertel?
    1,047 people in the United States had the surname Oertel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 294,886 Americans. It ranked 24,064th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Oertel?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Oertel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Oertel getting more or less common?
    More common. 984 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,047 in 2010, up 6.4%.