Explore the Family Name Lobell

The meaning of Lobell

1. Americanized form of French Lobel or perhaps of some similar (like-sounding) French surname. It originates from LA. 2. German and Jewish (western Ashkenazic) (Löbell): variant of Löbel (see Lobel). 3. Possibly also an Americanized form of Catalan Llobell: from llobell ‘wolf cub’, also found as a medieval personal name (from Latin Lupellus). Some characteristic forenames: French Laurent.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lobell experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 48,293, but by 2010, it dropped to 52,736, a decrease of approximately 9.2%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 411 in 2000 to 393 in 2010, indicating a 4.38% drop. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname Lobell per 100,000 population also saw a reduction of 13.33%, dropping from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,293	#52,736	-9.2%
Count	411	393	-4.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lobell

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Lobell identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a minor decrease of 2.43% in this category over the decade, moving from 98.05% in 2000 to 95.67% in 2010. Interestingly, although the categories Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% in both years, there was a small emergence of the Hispanic ethnicity within this surname group, recorded at 1.53% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.05%	95.67%	-2.43%
Hispanic	0%	1.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%