Explore the Family Name Strubel

The meaning of Strubel

German (also Strübel): 1. from a diminutive of Middle High German strūp (see Strub). 2. from a pet form of the personal name Strubo, possibly originally Strudbald, a compound of the ancient Germanic elements strud ‘lay waste, destroy’ + bald ‘bold, daring’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Strubel saw a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 47,026 in popularity and fell to 51,830 by 2010, marking a drop of approximately 10.22%. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased from 425 in 2000 to 401 in 2010, a reduction of about 5.65%. Additionally, the proportion of people with the name Strubel per 100,000 decreased by 12.5% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,026	#51,830	-10.22%
Count	425	401	-5.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Strubel

Turning to the ethnicity associated with the surname Strubel, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there was a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 97.18% of those with this name identified as White, but this percentage dipped slightly to 96.26% by 2010. Interestingly, there was an emergence of diversity within this surname during this decade, with 2.00% identifying as Hispanic and 1.25% as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, categories that were not represented in the 2000 data. There were no changes in the percentages of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnic identities, nor any report of individuals with two or more races tied to this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.18%	96.26%	-0.95%
Hispanic	0%	2%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.25%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%