Explore the Family Name Dibrell

The meaning of Dibrell

Americanized form of French du Breuil (see Dubreuil). History: The name was brought to VA from Lagny-sur-Marne in Seine-et-Marne at the beginning of the 18th century by Christoffe du Breuil (c.1680–1728). His son Jean-Antoine du Breuil (1728–99) came to be known as Anthony Dibrell. Christoffe du Breuil is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dibrell saw a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 57,985 to 58,876. However, the raw count of individuals with this surname increased by approximately 4.88% during the same period. The proportion per 100,000 population remained constant at 0.12, indicating that the surname's prevalence relative to the overall population size stayed steady.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,985	#58,876	-1.54%
Count	328	344	4.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dibrell

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts from 2000 to 2010. The proportions of individuals with the surname Dibrell identifying as White and Black slightly decreased by 2.64% and 1.07% respectively. On the other hand, there was a noticeable increase of 72.37% in those identifying as two or more races, though the overall percentage remains small. The proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic also saw a modest increase of 9.96%. The counts for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native remained unchanged, possibly suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	57.93%	56.4%	-2.64%
Black	32.62%	32.27%	-1.07%
Hispanic	7.93%	8.72%	9.96%
Two or More Races	1.52%	2.62%	72.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%