How common is the surname Ringel?

1,110 people in the United States had the surname Ringel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 278,149 Americans. It ranked 23,019th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ringel?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ringel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ringel?

Erwin Ringel, Australian psychiatrist (1921-1994).

Where is the surname Ringel most common?

Wikidata records people named Ringel in Austria.

Is the surname Ringel getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,333 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,110 in 2010, down 17%.

The surname Ringel

A surname, carried by 1,110 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ringel is more common than 85.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,110 people named Ringel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 278,149 Americans. That is down 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,333.

#23,019

rank among US surnames

1,110

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-16.7%

change since 2000 (was #18,938)

Who is named Ringel

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

96% of people named Ringel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ringels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erwin Ringel
Australian psychiatrist (1921-1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ringel

Ringel has the Soundex code R524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R524.

Questions

How common is the surname Ringel?: 1,110 people in the United States had the surname Ringel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 278,149 Americans. It ranked 23,019th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ringel?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ringel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ringel?: Erwin Ringel, Australian psychiatrist (1921-1994).
Where is the surname Ringel most common?: Wikidata records people named Ringel in Austria.
Is the surname Ringel getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,333 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,110 in 2010, down 17%.