# Wendell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wendell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,020 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,244 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 76,802 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.2% (3,822 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel-, "a Wend".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wendell 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wendell in the United States.

## People named Wendell

- James Wendell, athletics competitor (1890-1958)
- Barrett Wendell, American academic
- Howard Wendell, American actor (1908-1975)
- Krissy Wendell-Pohl, American ice hockey player
- Jonas Wendell, American Christian evangelist (1815–1873)

## Similar surnames

Wendel, Windell, Wendling, Wendland, Wendler, Windle, Windley, Wentland.

## 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.