Explore the Family Name Triebel

The meaning of Triebel

East German: 1. from a Germanized short form of the Old Slavic personal name based on the element treb ‘necessary, needed’ or ‘need’ (from Old Slavic trěbъ or noun trěba). 2. habitational name from any of the places near Sorau and Ölsnitz so named from Old Slavic trěbiti ‘to clear land’. 3. metonymic occupational name for a cooper, for instance, from Middle High German tribel ‘hammer’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Triebel has seen a slight decrease in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Triebel was ranked as the 68,973rd most common surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 75,317th place, reflecting a drop of 9.2%. The total count of people with the surname also fell from 266 in 2000 to 256 in 2010, a decline of 3.76%. This means that the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 10% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,973	#75,317	-9.2%
Count	266	256	-3.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Triebel

When it comes to ethnic identity, the majority of individuals bearing the Triebel surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 96.99% of those with the Triebel surname identified as White, and this percentage slightly increased to 98.05% by 2010. There were no recorded instances of Triebels identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, of two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.99%	98.05%	1.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%