How common is the surname Wachtel?

2,033 people in the United States had the surname Wachtel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. It ranked 14,636th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wachtel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wachtel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wachtel?

Waddy Wachtel, American musician.

Where is the surname Wachtel most common?

Wikidata records people named Wachtel in the United States.

Is the surname Wachtel getting more or less common?

More common. 1,961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,033 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Wachtel

A German surname, carried by 2,033 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W234

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wachtel is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Wachtel.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,033 people named Wachtel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,961.

#14,636

rank among US surnames

2,033

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #14,084)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,631	Lyda	2,034	151,792
#14,636	Wachtel	2,033	151,867
#14,643	Bombard	2,032	151,942

Who is named Wachtel

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

95% of people named Wachtel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wachtels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Waddy Wachtel
American musician, born 1947

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wachtel come from?: Borrowed from German Wachtel.
How common is the surname Wachtel?: 2,033 people in the United States had the surname Wachtel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. It ranked 14,636th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wachtel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Wachtel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wachtel?: Waddy Wachtel, American musician.
Where is the surname Wachtel most common?: Wikidata records people named Wachtel in the United States.
Is the surname Wachtel getting more or less common?: More common. 1,961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,033 in 2010, up 3.7%.