Explore the Family Name Deubel

The meaning of Deubel

South German and Swiss German: 1. nickname for a ‘devil of a man’, from Middle Low German duvel ‘devil’. See Teufel. 2. nickname, or an occupational name for a dove breeder or dealer, from a diminutive of Middle High German tūbe ‘dove’ (see Taube).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Deubel in the United States has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. It was ranked 59,769th most popular in 2000 and slipped to the 62,189th spot by 2010, marking a change of -4.05%. However, the actual count of people with the Deubel surname increased slightly from 316 in 2000 to 322 in 2010, which is an increase of 1.9%. The proportion of individuals with the Deubel surname per 100k decreased by 8.33%, going from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,769	#62,189	-4.05%
Count	316	322	1.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deubel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Deubel surname identified as White, with 95.89% in 2000 and 94.10% in 2010, showing a minor decrease of -1.87%. An interesting note is the emergence of those identifying as having two or more races and Hispanic in 2010, with proportions of 3.11% and 1.55% respectively, not present in the 2000 data. There were no changes in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native over the decade, with the Asian/Pacific Islander category showing a drop to 0% from 1.58% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.89%	94.1%	-1.87%
Two or More Races	0%	3.11%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.55%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.58%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%