Explore the Family Name Peebler

The meaning of Peebler

Probably an Americanized form of German Biebler: 1. from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with a cognate of Old High German bītan ‘to endure’ + berht ‘shining, famous’. 2. topographic name contained in the placename Biebelried in Bavaria and others. History: Bearers of this surname are descended from Michael David Peebler, born in VA c.1767.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Peebler has seen a significant decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Peebler was ranked as the 78,549th most popular surname in the United States and had a count of 226 individuals bearing the name. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 125,282, with only 137 individuals identified with the surname. This represents a decline of approximately 59.5% in rank and 39.38% in count over a decade. The proportion per 100,000 population also decreased by 37.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,549	#125,282	-59.5%
Count	226	137	-39.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.05	-37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Peebler

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Peebler, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that there were no significant changes except for those identifying as White or Hispanic. In 2000, 97.35% of people with the surname Peebler identified as White, which declined slightly to 95.62% in 2010. Conversely, 2.65% identified as Hispanic in 2000, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. No individuals with the surname Peebler identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native, or reported having two or more races in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.35%	95.62%	-1.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.65%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%