Explore the Family Name Schwebel

The meaning of Schwebel

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): 1. habitational name from a diminutive of Schwab ‘Swabian’. 2. possibly also from Middle High German swebel, Yiddish shvebl ‘sulfur’. Its application as a German surname is obscure. The Jewish name is mainly artificial. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avrohom, Heshy, Nechama.

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

The surname Schwebel saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to Decennial U.S. Census data. It ranked 44,738th in the year 2000 but fell to the 47,356th position by 2010, a decline of 5.85%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also decreased slightly, from 452 in 2000 to 448 in 2010, a decrease of 0.88%. Consequently, the proportion of those with the surname Schwebel per 100,000 people also dropped by 11.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,738	#47,356	-5.85%
Count	452	448	-0.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schwebel

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Schwebel, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the vast majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, albeit with a slight decrease from 95.58% to 92.19%. Conversely, the percentage identifying as Hispanic increased significantly, from 3.32% to 6.03%. Interestingly, some with the Schwebel surname began identifying as having two or more races in 2010, an option that was not recorded in 2000. There were no recorded instances of Schwebels identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.58%	92.19%	-3.55%
Hispanic	3.32%	6.03%	81.63%
Two or More Races	0%	1.56%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%