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    The surname Rogel

    A Spanish surname, carried by 2,265 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R240

    Rogel: #13,445 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rogel #13,445, 2,265 people Rogel: #13,445 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rogel #13,445, 2,265 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rogel is more common than 91.7% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    * from Spanish Rogel, a personal name equivalent to Roger * Americanized from Slovene Rogelj, from Slovene rogelj (“horn point”) * As a German surname, of uncertain etymology, possibly from the obsolete Middle High German rogel (“loose”).

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,265 people named Rogel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,311 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,690.

    #13,445
    rank among US surnames
    2,265
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +34%
    change since 2000 (was #15,815)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,438Epperly2,267136,191
    #13,440Lerman2,266136,251
    #13,445Boivin2,265136,311
    #13,453Carstensen2,264136,372

    Who is named Rogel

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

    82% of people named Rogel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 82%
    • White (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Rogels

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Agustín Rogel
      Association football player, born 1997
    • Jason Rogel
      American actor, born 1976

    Notable Rogels come mostly from Italy (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rogel

    Rogel has the Soundex code R240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R240.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rogel come from?
    * from Spanish Rogel, a personal name equivalent to Roger * Americanized from Slovene Rogelj, from Slovene rogelj (“horn point”) * As a German surname, of uncertain etymology, possibly from the obsolete Middle High German rogel (“loose”).
    How common is the surname Rogel?
    2,265 people in the United States had the surname Rogel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,311 Americans. It ranked 13,445th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rogel?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Rogel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Rogel?
    Agustín Rogel, association football player, followed by Jason Rogel.
    Where is the surname Rogel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rogel in Italy and the United States.
    Is the surname Rogel getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,690 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,265 in 2010, up 34%.