Explore the Family Name Haspel

The meaning of Haspel

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic); Dutch (Van den Haspel): from Middle High German, Middle Dutch haspel, German Haspel ‘reel, winch’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who wound thread into a skein from a bobbin or who operated a winch or who manufactured the implements.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Haspel saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 50,903rd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 51,723rd, a change of -1.61%. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual number of people with the surname Haspel increased by 4.42% over the same period. The proportion of people with the surname Haspel per 100,000 remained stable at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,903	#51,723	-1.61%
Count	385	402	4.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haspel

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Haspel, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly identified as White. In 2000, 97.92% of individuals with this surname identified as White, though this decreased slightly to 94.78% in 2010. Over the same period, there was a noticeable increase in the proportion of people with the surname Haspel identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.3% to 3.48%. Additionally, the data for 2010 reveals a small percentage (1.74%) identifying as belonging to two or more races. No Haspel individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.92%	94.78%	-3.21%
Hispanic	1.3%	3.48%	167.69%
Two or More Races	0%	1.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%