Nagel is a German and Dutch surname. Meaning "nail" in both languages, the surname is metonymic referring to the occupation of a nail maker.Nagel Name Meaning in the Dictionary of American Family Names, 2013, Oxford University Press.

list of people with the surname Notable people with the surname include:

Aaron Nagel, American painter and musician Alexander Nagel (born 1945), American mathematician Anne Nagel (1915–1966), American actress Bill Nagel (1915–1981), American baseball player Björn Nagel (born 1978), German-Ukrainian equestrian Carsten Nagel (born 1955), Danish writer Charles Nagel (1849–1940), American politician and lawyer Christiaan Nagel (born 1982), South African–born British street artist Christian Heinrich von Nagel (1803–1882), German mathematician Conrad Nagel (1897–1970), American actor David Nagel (born c. 1945), American executive De-Wet Nagel (born 1985), South African actor, musician and composer Dolf van der Nagel (1889–1949), Dutch footballer Ernest Nagel (1901–1985), American philosopher of science

Gerd Nagel (born 1957), West German high jumper Heike Nagel (born 1946), West German swimmer Ivan Nagel (1931–2002), German theater scholar, critic and director Jan Nagel (born 1939), Dutch politician Jan Nagel (painter) (c. 1560 – 1602), Dutch Renaissance painter Jennifer Nagel (born 1947), Canadian philosopher Judy Nagel (born 1951), American skier Juliane Nagel (born 1978), German politician Lisle Nagel (1905–1971), Australian cricketer, twin-brother of Vernon Maggy Nagel (born 1957), Luxembourgish politician Melanie von Nagel (1908–2006), American-German writer and nun Mónica Nágel Berger (born 1960), Costa Rican politician and lawyer Morné Nagel (born 1978), South African sprinter Otto Nagel (1894–1967), German painter Patrick Nagel (1945–1984), American artist Paul C. Nagel (1926–2011), American historian and biographer Ray Nagel (1927–2015), American football coach Rodica Nagel (born 1970), French-Romanian long-distance runner Rosemarie Nagel (born 1963), German economist Richard Nagel (1857–1941), German coffee trader, ornithologist and artist Sidney R. Nagel (born 1948), American physicist Simon Nagel (born 1985), Danish footballer Steven R. Nagel (1946–2014), American astronaut Stuart Nagel (1934–2001), American political scientist Thomas Nagel (born 1937), American philosopher Tilman Nagel (born 1942), German Orientalist Vernon Nagel (1905–1974), Australian cricketer, twin-brother of Lisle Volbrecht Nagel (1867–1921), German missionary to India

See also Nagl Nagle Magel

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