Mandel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Mandel is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. Two of the most common types of Jewish family names are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The surname Mandel is a patronymic surname, which derives from the Yiddish given name Mendl, which is a diminutive of Man.

Mandel Ranking

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

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
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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
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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
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html