How common is the surname Vogel?

30,470 people in the United States had the surname Vogel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,133 Americans. It ranked 1,153rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Vogel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Vogel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Vogel?

Mike Vogel, American actor and fashion model, followed by Frank Vogel.

Where is the surname Vogel most common?

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

Is the surname Vogel getting more or less common?

More common. 30,388 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,470 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Vogel

A surname, carried by 30,470 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vogel is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 30,470 people named Vogel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,133 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 30,388.

#1,153

rank among US surnames

30,470

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,052)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,144	Dodd	30,732	10,046
#1,145	Emerson	30,702	10,056
#1,147	Muniz	30,695	10,058
#1,148	Alston	30,693	10,059
#1,149	Maloney	30,671	10,066
#1,150	Childers	30,570	10,100
#1,151	McDermott	30,528	10,114

Who is named Vogel

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

95% of people named Vogel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vogels

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike Vogel
American actor and fashion model, born 1979
Frank Vogel
American basketball coach, born 1973
Paula Vogel
American playwright, born 1951
Matt Vogel
American swimmer, born 1957
Mitch Vogel
American former child actor, born 1956
Julius Vogel
8th Premier of New Zealand (1835-1899)
Darlene Vogel
American soap opera actor, born 1962
Ezra Vogel
American academic, sinologist (1930–2020)
Paul Vogel
American cinematographer (1899-1975)
Matt Vogel
American former puppeteer for Kermit and voice actor, born 1970
Virgil W. Vogel
American film director (1919–1996)
Nick Vogel
American volleyball coach and former player, born 1990

Notable Vogels come mostly from the United States (12), New Zealand (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vogel

Vogel has the Soundex code V240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V240.

Questions

Where does the surname Vogel come from?: (crater): Named after German astrophysicist Hermann Carl Vogel (1841–1907).
How common is the surname Vogel?: 30,470 people in the United States had the surname Vogel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,133 Americans. It ranked 1,153rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vogel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Vogel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Vogel?: Mike Vogel, American actor and fashion model, followed by Frank Vogel.
Where is the surname Vogel most common?: Wikidata records people named Vogel in the United States, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Vogel getting more or less common?: More common. 30,388 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,470 in 2010, up 0.3%.