Explore the Family Name Gebel

The meaning of Gebel

German: variant of Gäbel (see Gaebel) or Göbel (see Goebel). Some characteristic forenames: German Ewald, Franz, Kurt, Markus, Mathias.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gebel has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gebel ranked as the 33,292nd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to rank 36,970. This represents an 11.05% drop over the decade. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname fell from 647 in 2000 to 604 in 2010, a decrease of 6.65%. The proportion of people named Gebel per 100,000 dropped by 16.67%, indicating that while the surname is still in use, it's becoming less common.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,292	#36,970	-11.05%
Count	647	604	-6.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.2	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gebel

The ethnicity associated with the surname Gebel also showed interesting changes during this period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. As of 2000, the vast majority of individuals with the Gebel surname were White (96.45%), a figure that decreased slightly to 94.54% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.77% to 0.83%. A more significant change was seen in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, which rose from 1.24% in 2000 to 2.15% in 2010. The biggest increase, however, was among those who identified as Hispanic, which jumped from 0.93% to 2.15%. The data for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories remained suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.45%	94.54%	-1.98%
Two or More Races	1.24%	2.15%	73.39%
Hispanic	0.93%	2.15%	131.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.77%	0.83%	7.79%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%