Explore the Family Name Mabile

The meaning of Mabile

French: variant of Mabille, from the female personal name Mabille, derived from Latin Amabilia, a variant of Amabilis (from Latin amabilis ‘loveable’). Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre, Chantel, Emile, Gervais, Honore, Leonie, Lucien, Odile.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mabile experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 43,290th among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 44,957th place, representing a decrease of 3.85%. Despite this fall in rank, the actual number of individuals with the Mabile surname marginally increased from 470 to 477, a growth of 1.49%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Mabile per 100,000 residents slightly decreased by 5.88%, from 0.17 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,290	#44,957	-3.85%
Count	470	477	1.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mabile

In terms of ethnic identity, the Mabile surname was largely associated with the White demographic in both 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 99.15% identified as White, a percentage that slightly decreased to 97.69% in 2010. Interestingly, there were no recorded instances of the Mabile surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, individuals identifying with two or more races, Black citizens, or American Indian and Alaskan Natives during these years. However, there was a small emergence of Hispanic ethnicity among those with the surname Mabile in 2010, accounting for 2.10% of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.15%	97.69%	-1.47%
Hispanic	0%	2.1%	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%