How common is the surname Wendell?

4,020 people in the United States had the surname Wendell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,802 Americans. It ranked 8,244th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wendell?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Wendell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Wendell?

James Wendell, athletics competitor (1890-1958), followed by Barrett Wendell.

Where is the surname Wendell most common?

Wikidata records people named Wendell in the United States.

Is the surname Wendell getting more or less common?

More common. 3,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,020 in 2010, up 5.2%.

Is Wendell also a first name?

Yes. Wendell is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Wendell

A patronymic surname, carried by 4,020 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W534 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wendell is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

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

Wendell is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,020 people named Wendell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,802 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,822.

#8,244

rank among US surnames

4,020

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,008)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,239	Bonnett	4,023	76,745
#8,241	Parkin	4,022	76,764
#8,242	Corrado	4,021	76,783
#8,244	Blatt	4,020	76,802
#8,246	Chauvin	4,018	76,841

Who is named Wendell

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

93% of people named Wendell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wendells

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Wendell
Athletics competitor (1890-1958)
Barrett Wendell
American academic, 1855–1921
Howard Wendell
American actor (1908-1975)
Krissy Wendell-Pohl
American ice hockey player, born 1981
Jonas Wendell
American Christian evangelist (1815–1873)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wendell

Wendell has the Soundex code W534, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W534.

Questions

Where does the surname Wendell come from?: Short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel-, "a Wend".
How common is the surname Wendell?: 4,020 people in the United States had the surname Wendell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,802 Americans. It ranked 8,244th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wendell?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Wendell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Wendell?: James Wendell, athletics competitor (1890-1958), followed by Barrett Wendell.
Where is the surname Wendell most common?: Wikidata records people named Wendell in the United States.
What type of surname is Wendell?: Wendell is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Wendell getting more or less common?: More common. 3,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,020 in 2010, up 5.2%.
Is Wendell also a first name?: Yes. Wendell is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.