Explore the Family Name Strebel

The meaning of Strebel

German: diminutive of Strebe. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Johann.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Strebel saw a slight upward trend from 2000 to 2010. The recorded count for this surname increased by 6.9%, rising from 768 to 821 individuals. As per the census ranking system, its rank improved slightly from 29,069 in 2000 to 28,940 in 2010, representing a positive change of 0.44. Despite these shifts, the proportion of people with the Strebel surname per 100,000 remained constant at 0.28 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,069	#28,940	0.44%
Count	768	821	6.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.28	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Strebel

The ethnic identity associated with the Strebel surname also experienced some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the vast majority (95.05%) of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a small percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (3.13%). By 2010, the percentage identifying as White had decreased slightly to 92.20%. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable, decreasing slightly to 3.05%. Notably, there was a significant increase in individuals identifying as being of two or more races and Hispanic, climbing from 0.78% and 0.65% respectively in 2000 to 2.07% and 2.31% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.05%	92.2%	-3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.13%	3.05%	-2.56%
Hispanic	0.65%	2.31%	255.38%
Two or More Races	0.78%	2.07%	165.38%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%