Explore the Family Name Habel

The meaning of Habel

1. German: from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Habo, a short form of various compound names such as Hadubald, formed with had(u) ‘battle, strife’. 2. Germanized form of Czech Havel. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Theodor, Berthold, Eberhard, Heinz, Mathias, Ulrike.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Habel saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Habel was ranked 15,870 in popularity; however, by 2010 it had slipped to rank 17,495, marking a decline of 10.24%. The count of this surname also fell from 1,683 in 2000 to 1,611 in 2010, a decrease of 4.28%. Accordingly, the proportion of the Habel surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 11.29%, dropping from 0.62 in 2000 to 0.55 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,870	#17,495	-10.24%
Count	1,683	1,611	-4.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.55	-11.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Habel

Moving to the ethnicity associated with the Habel surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, notable changes occurred between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased significantly by 57.63% from 0.59% to 0.93%. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races also rose by 9.73%. However, the percentage of White and Black ethnic identities saw minor decreases of -0.77% and -10.42% respectively. The Hispanic ethnicity saw a rise of 28.80% while the American Indian and Alaskan Native identity decreased slightly by -10.42%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.08%	95.34%	-0.77%
Hispanic	1.25%	1.61%	28.8%
Two or More Races	1.13%	1.24%	9.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.59%	0.93%	57.63%
Black	0.48%	0.43%	-10.42%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.48%	0.43%	-10.42%