Postel Surname

88,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Postel Surname Definition:

'Like a postle I am, For I preche to man.' - Armonye of Byrdes.

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Postel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,6121:41,2055,165
Germany1,5261:52,7566,862
United States1,4421:251,35823,884
Netherlands2841:59,46210,237
Austria891:95,67913,940
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Russia701:2,058,901127,116
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Israel541:158,47516,422
Poland481:791,84963,527
Chile291:607,46514,668
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England141:3,979,861125,553
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India71:109,580,769786,157
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Postel (64) may also be a first name.

Postel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Apostle'; compare Bishop, Archbishop, &c. Forlapse of initial vowel, compare Potticary for apothecary. Halliwell (s.v. Postle) quotes:

'Like a postle I am, For I preche to man.' - Armonye of Byrdes.

'Posteles,' Piers Plowman, B. vi. 151 (Skeat). Anglo-Saxon form apostol (ibid).

Geoffrey Postel, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Postoyle, Yorkshire, ibid.

William Postel, Sussex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1560. William Yonge and Elizabeth Postle: Marriage Lic. (London).

1679. John Postle, of Lodmore Lane: Wills at Chester.

Probably the local Postlethwaite refers to the settlement or clearing of some early apostle or preacher, who had found his way into Cumberland. compare.

Richard de Postelcumbe, Oxfordshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

William de Postlecumbe, Oxfordshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic-Latin-Greek) Apostle, Preacher [Middle English a) postel, Old English a)postol and Old Norse postoli, Latin apostol-us, Greek άπόστολ-ος] William Postel.—Testa de Nevill.

This is a postels lyfe !—Skelton, Why come ye nat? 223.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fr.; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Postel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Postel Come From? nationality or country of origin

Postel (Arabic: بوستيل, Marathi: टेल, Russian: Постель) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Postel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 88,852nd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,348,547 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Postel are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,223,525th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 64 people.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 1,612 people, or 1 in 41,205. In France Postel is most common in: Normandy, where 33 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 27 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 20 percent reside. Besides France Postel is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 27 percent reside.

Postel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Postel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Postel last name increased 843 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Postel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Postel surname are 16.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Postel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.58% less than the national average, earning $36,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postell923,427/
Postelt92217/
Posteel920/
Potel914,174/
Postl912,105/
Pfoestel861/
Poustell861/
Posttell861/
Postiell861/
Posstell861/
Pestel832,953/
Pastel831,219/
Postyl83239/
Postil83208/
Pottel83181/
Poitel83116/
Pothel8366/
Pustel8342/
Posztl8341/
Potell8335/
Püstel834/
Pootel832/
Postäl831/
Pfostl831/
Pästel831/
Potelt830/
Poteel830/
Potl806/
Postelova802/
Pestell771,183/
Postill77800/
Pastell77171/
Postlep7757/
Pfoestl7756/
Pustell7743/
Pasteel7724/
Postgil774/
Pottell774/
Poustil771/
Pastiel771/
Pootell771/
Pestiel771/
Pothell770/
Poutelt770/
Pouhtel770/
Patel734,847,640/
Pastl73170/
Pestl73104/
Potil7341/
Pôtel734/
Poitl732/
Potll731/
Postlová71219/
Potelova7148/
Paustell7127/
Puustell717/
Postlova713/
Paschtel710/
Poottell710/
Pattel671,555/
Patell67528/
Pestil67515/
Pateel67362/
Patuel67336/
Pathel67253/
Pföstl6768/
Patael6763/
Paatel6737/
Pastil6736/
Pustil6727/
Pautel6725/
Ppatel6722/
Patiel6721/
Potlet6718/
Bpatel6717/
Phatel6717/
Hpatel6710/
Pateul6710/
Vpatel677/
Pastyl677/
Postilova675/
Postylova673/
Pastelová673/
Patelp673/
Pateld672/
Pottil672/
Patelt672/
Patelh672/
Pate'l671/
Patesl671/
Pfãstl671/
Pestyl671/
Poutil671/
Pfaustiel670/
Pottll670/

Postel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postel in the Marathi language
टेलtela-
Postel in the Russian language
Постельpostel-
Postel in the Arabic language
بوستيلbwstyl-

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