Given name & surname
Wencel
Wencel is a surname from German. It is used in Polish.
Original GermanWenzel
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wencel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 16 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1933. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 268 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wencel’s family of names
In German usage, Wencel as a surname has a related form in Wenzel. In Polish usage, Wencel as a surname has a related form in Wenzel. In Polish usage, Wencel as a surname has a related form in Węcel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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