# Vogel (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/vogel/  
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) | 30,470 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,153 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,133 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.3% (30,388 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

(crater): Named after German astrophysicist Hermann Carl Vogel (1841–1907).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Vogel 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) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Vogel in the United States, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

## People named Vogel

- Mike Vogel, American actor and fashion model
- Frank Vogel, American basketball coach
- Paula Vogel, American playwright
- Matt Vogel, American swimmer
- Mitch Vogel, American former child actor
- Julius Vogel, 8th Premier of New Zealand (1835-1899)
- Darlene Vogel, American soap opera actor
- Ezra Vogel, American academic, sinologist (1930–2020)
- Paul Vogel, American cinematographer (1899-1975)
- Matt Vogel, American former puppeteer for Kermit and voice actor
- Virgil W. Vogel, American film director (1919–1996)
- Nick Vogel, American volleyball coach and former player

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Voegele, Vogl, Vigil, Vassallo, Vesely, Veasley, Vassell, Vasile, Vessell.

## 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.