Show ContentsMandel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The illustrious surname Mandel was first found in Swabia, where the family was found since the early Middle Ages.

Early Origins of the Mandel family

The surname Mandel was first found in Swabia, where the name could be considered to have made a great contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of modern Europe. Chronicles first mention Peter Mandl of Maehren in 1399. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the local and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Mandel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mandel research. Another 196 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1588, 1653, 1666, 1796, 1804 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Mandel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mandel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mandel, Mandl, Mandeln, Mantel, Mandler and others.

Early Notables of the Mandel family

Notables with the surname Mandel during this period were

  • Johann von Mandl (also known as Mandel von Deutenhofen) (1588-1666), who was knighted in 1653 for fifty years of outstanding service to King Maximilian I of Bavaria...

Mandel Ranking

In the United States, the name Mandel is the 5,052nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Mandel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mandel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johan Geo Mandel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
  • Johann Christoph Mandel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1753
  • Georg Adam Mandel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
  • Johan Christian Mandel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
  • Georg Carl Mandel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1767 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Mandel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johann Nikolaus Mandel, who landed in Brazil in 1827 2
  • John Mandel, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 2
  • J William Mandel, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 2
  • Anna Marie Mandel, who landed in Brazil in 1863 2
  • Jakob Mandel, who landed in Brazil in 1863 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Mandel (post 1700) +

  • John Alfred "Johnny" Mandel (1925-2020), American five-time Grammy Award winning composer and arranger who worked with Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Diane Schuur and Shirley Horn, known for "Suicide Is Painless", "The Shadow of Your Smile", "Emily" and many more
  • Barbara Abrams Mandel (1925-2019), American activist and philanthropist
  • Morton Leon Mandel (1921-2019), American business magnate, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
  • William Marx “Bill” Mandel (1917-2016), American broadcast journalist
  • Marvin Mandel (1920-2015), American politician, 56th Governor of Maryland (1969-1979), Chair of the National Governors Association (1972-1973), awarded the Herbert Lehman Ethics Award in 1969
  • Loring Mandel (b. 1928), American playwright
  • Harvey Mandel (b. 1945), American guitarist
  • William M. Mandel, American politician, American Labor Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1950, 1952 3
  • Shirley Mandel, American politician, Representative from California 30th District, 1996 3
  • Marvin Mandel (b. 1920), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Maryland Democratic State Central Committee, 1951; Member of Maryland State House of Delegates, 1952-69; Governor of Maryland, 1969-77, 1979 3
  • ... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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