Explore the Family Name Grabel

The meaning of Grabel

1. South German: variant of Grable. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of Swiss German Krähbühl (see Graybill).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Grabel has seen a slight decrease over the years. In 2000, the surname Grabel ranked at 49,366 in terms of popularity and was carried by around 400 individuals. This resulted in a proportion of approximately 0.15 per 100,000 people having this surname. However, by 2010, the rank had fallen to 56,444, with the count of individuals bearing this surname also decreasing to 362. This equates to a proportion of roughly 0.12 per 100,000, reflecting an overall decrease in popularity by about 20%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,366	#56,444	-14.34%
Count	400	362	-9.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.12	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grabel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals with the surname Grabel identify as White, with 95.5% in 2000 and slightly lower at 94.2% in 2010. The data also indicates a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic from 1.5% in 2000 to 1.93% in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010 this group accounted for 2.49% of those with the surname Grabel. Conversely, those identifying as two or more races fell from 1.25% in 2000 to zero percent in 2010. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.5%	94.2%	-1.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.49%	0%
Hispanic	1.5%	1.93%	28.67%
Two or More Races	1.25%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%