as a Last Name
- 30,952
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Vogel
Meaning & Origins
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a happy person or someone who liked to sing, or a metonymic occupational name for a bird catcher, from Middle High German, Middle Low German vogel ‘bird’. This name is found throughout central Europe, not only in German-speaking lands.
| 973rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 30,952
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Vogel per capita
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