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The nagel Surname

nagel Name Meaning and History

German, Dutch, Scandinavian, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German, Middle Dutch nagel, German Nagel ‘nail’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of nails. Compare English Nail.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The nagel name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the nagel family name as far back in history as possible.

nagel Family Facts

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Distribution of nagel Families in the US in 1920
Number of nagel families
 149-296
 50-148		 1-49
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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