Explore the Family Name Biele

The meaning of Biele

1. Italian: variant of Viele. 2. German: variant of Biehle. 3. Germanized form of Sorbian Běla, B’ela, or Běła, B’eła (see Bela 3). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo.

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How common is the last name Biele in the United States?

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Biele has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Biele was ranked as the 61,207th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 64,559th position, marking a change of -5.48%. However, the actual count of individuals with the surname Biele increased slightly from 307 in 2000 to 308 in 2010, showing a growth of 0.33%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people declined by -9.09%, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,207	#64,559	-5.48%
Count	307	308	0.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Biele

The ethnicity distribution of the Biele surname, also based on the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority of bearers identify as White, with a minor 0.03% increase from 92.83% in 2000 to 92.86% in 2010. The Hispanic population with the Biele surname experienced a significant growth of 21.05%, moving from 4.56% in 2000 to 5.52% in 2010. Additionally, while in 2000, a small percentage (1.63%) identified as belonging to two or more races, this category was not represented in the 2010 data. There were no reported instances of the surname among those who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.83%	92.86%	0.03%
Hispanic	4.56%	5.52%	21.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.63%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%