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

Jungels, 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 Jungels surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jungels in America

Jungels is the 50960th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jungels surname appeared 409 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 Jungels.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jungels to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Jungels

The surname Jungels is of German origin, derived from the Middle High German word "junc," meaning "young" or "youthful." It likely emerged as a descriptive nickname for a young person or a newcomer to an area during the medieval period.

The earliest records of the name Jungels can be traced back to the 13th century in the regions of Bavaria and Franconia, located in present-day southern Germany. The name is believed to have first appeared in various town and village records, such as tax rolls and census documents.

One of the earliest known references to the name Jungels is found in the "Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae," a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, dating back to the year 1254. This document mentions a certain "Henricus Jungels" from the town of Leipzig.

In the 14th century, the name Jungels began to spread throughout other parts of Germany, particularly in the regions of Hesse and the Rhineland. During this time, variations of the name emerged, such as Jungel, Jungell, and Jungelen.

Notable individuals with the surname Jungels include Johann Jungels (1587-1657), a German theologian and professor at the University of Giessen; Wilhelm Jungels (1812-1892), a German painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes; and Friedrich Jungels (1846-1924), a German architect who designed several prominent buildings in Berlin.

In the 16th century, the name Jungels also appeared in various records from the Netherlands, suggesting that some bearers of the name may have migrated or had roots in the Low Countries. One such example is Pieter Jungels (1542-1611), a Dutch artist and engraver known for his religious and allegorical works.

As the name Jungels continued to spread throughout Europe, it found its way into other languages and cultures. In the 19th century, a notable bearer of the name was Aleksandr Jungels (1830-1892), a Russian military officer and commander who fought in the Crimean War and the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jungels

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

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 Jungels 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Jungels has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Jungels was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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