Explore the Family Name Krehbiel

The meaning of Krehbiel

German: altered form of Swiss German Krähenbühl (see Krahenbuhl). Compare Crabill, Graybill, and Kraybill. History: The Krehbiels are descendants of the Swiss Mennonite refugees who arrived in the Palatinate, Germany, in 1671 from Zäziwil in Bern canton. Their progenitor was Jost Krähenbühl.

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

The popularity of the surname 'Krehbiel' has seen a slight decrease according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked at 18,256 and this dropped slightly to 18,928 in 2010, a change of -3.68%. However, the count of people with this surname increased from 1,403 in 2000 to 1,442 in 2010, an increase of 2.78%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased over this period from 0.52 to 0.49, a drop of -5.77%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,256	#18,928	-3.68%
Count	1,403	1,442	2.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.49	-5.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krehbiel

The ethnicity breakdown of those with the Krehbiel surname shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In terms of ethnic identity, there were no identified Asians or Pacific Islanders with this surname in 2000 but this shifted to 0.49% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races decreased slightly from 1.00% to 0.90% over the same period. White individuals make up the majority of people with this surname, increasing slightly from 96.01% to 96.12%. Hispanic representation increased by 9.65%, while Black representation appeared in 2010 at 0.62%. American Indian and Alaskan Natives saw a significant decrease from 1.21% to 0.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.01%	96.12%	0.11%
Hispanic	1.14%	1.25%	9.65%
Two or More Races	1%	0.9%	-10%
Black	0%	0.62%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.21%	0.62%	-48.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.49%	0%