Find out how popular the last name Dekel is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dekel.

Dekel, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dekel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dekel in America

Dekel is the 152628th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dekel surname appeared 107 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dekel.

The history of the last name Dekel

The surname DEKEL has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is believed to have originated in ancient Israel or the Middle East region. The name is derived from the Hebrew word "dekel," which means "date palm" or "date palm tree." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with people who lived or worked in areas where date palms were cultivated or traded.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DEKEL can be traced back to the 12th century. In the Judeo-Arabic works of Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra, a prominent medieval Jewish philosopher and commentator, there are references to individuals bearing the surname DEKEL. This indicates that the name was already in use during that period among Jewish communities in the Middle East.

The name DEKEL has also been found in various historical records and documents from the medieval period in the Middle East and North Africa. For example, in the Cairo Geniza collection, a vast repository of Jewish manuscripts discovered in the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo, there are mentions of individuals named DEKEL.

In the 13th century, there are records of a Jewish scholar and physician named Moses ben Isaac ha-Dekel, who lived in Spain during the Golden Age of Jewish culture in the Iberian Peninsula. He was known for his contributions to the field of medicine and for his writings on medical ethics.

Another notable individual with the surname DEKEL was Shlomo Dekel, a 16th-century Jewish scholar and kabbalist from Safed, in present-day northern Israel. He was known for his work on the Zohar, a central text in the Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah.

In the 19th century, there are records of a prominent Jewish family named DEKEL residing in the city of Aleppo, Syria. One member of this family, Joseph Dekel, was a respected rabbi and scholar who served as the chief rabbi of Aleppo during the mid-19th century.

While the surname DEKEL has its roots in the Middle East and was historically associated with Jewish communities, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora. Today, individuals with the surname DEKEL can be found in various countries, including Israel, the United States, and other parts of the diaspora.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dekel

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dekel.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dekel was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dekel was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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