Mendel can be both a surname and given name.
As a family name, Mendel occurs in many cultures and languages and is of south German origin.
It relates to similar names such as Mendl and Meindl.
As a given name Mendel is mostly a Yiddish variant and affectionate form of the Hebrew name Menachem מנחם which means "comforter".
Notable people with the name include: