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

Vogele, 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 Vogele surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vogele in America

Vogele is the 57234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vogele surname appeared 356 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 Vogele.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vogele 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 Vogele

The surname VOGELE is of German origin and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the German word "Vogel", which means "bird". This name was likely given to someone who worked with birds or lived near a place where birds were abundant.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name VOGELE can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Swabia in southwestern Germany, dating back to the 13th century. This document mentions a person named "Cunradus dictus Vogele" (Conrad, called Vogele).

In the 14th century, the name VOGELE appeared in various records from the city of Nuremberg, which was an important center of trade and commerce during that time. For example, a certain "Hans Vogele" is mentioned in the city's tax records from the year 1372.

During the 15th century, the name VOGELE was also present in the region of Tyrol, which is now part of Austria. A notable figure from this period was Ulrich Vogele (1445-1518), a wealthy merchant and landowner from the town of Schwaz.

In the 16th century, the name VOGELE can be found in records from the city of Augsburg, another important trading hub in southern Germany. One of the most prominent individuals with this surname was Georg Vogele (1523-1597), a successful banker and member of the city council.

Another notable person with the surname VOGELE was Johann Christoph Vogele (1675-1743), a German composer and organist who lived and worked in the city of Weissenfels in the 18th century.

Throughout the centuries, the name VOGELE has also been associated with various places, such as the town of Vogelen in the Black Forest region of Germany, and the village of Vogelsheim in the Alsace region of France, which was historically part of the German-speaking world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vogele

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

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

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