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

Spanel, 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 Spanel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Spanel in America

Spanel is the 69579th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Spanel surname appeared 282 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 Spanel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Spanel 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 Spanel

The surname SPANEL has its origins in Germany, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the German word "Spaniel," which refers to a breed of hunting dogs. This suggests that the name may have originally been an occupational surname given to those who bred or trained spaniels for hunting.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SPANEL can be found in the town records of Augsburg, Germany, from the year 1587, where a certain Hans SPANEL is mentioned as a resident. Another early reference comes from the parish records of Heidelberg, where a Johann SPANEL is listed as having been born in 1612.

In the 17th century, the name SPANEL began to spread beyond Germany. In 1645, a man named Wilhelm SPANEL is recorded as having immigrated to the Netherlands from the German city of Cologne. This indicates that the name had started to disperse across Europe by this time.

One notable bearer of the SPANEL surname was Johann Gottlieb SPANEL, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1705 to 1784. He was a prominent figure in the Enlightenment movement and authored several works on religious philosophy and ethics.

Another significant figure was Friedrich SPANEL, a German artist born in 1820 who specialized in portraiture and genre paintings. His works were widely celebrated during his lifetime and are still held in high regard today.

In the 19th century, the name SPANEL began to appear in various parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. One example is Alois SPANEL, an Austrian politician and lawyer who was born in 1848 and played a role in the formation of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867.

Moving into the 20th century, there was Max SPANEL, a German-born American architect who lived from 1890 to 1957. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings in New York City, including the Alwyn Court Apartments and the Cloister Apartments.

Finally, one of the more recent individuals of note with the SPANEL surname was Hans SPANEL, a German-American physicist who was born in 1918 and made significant contributions to the fields of nuclear physics and mass spectrometry.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Spanel

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

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

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