Explore the Family Name Weible

The meaning of Weible

German: 1. from the personal name Wiibo, a short form of a compound name formed with wīg ‘battle, fight’ as the first element + a second element beginning with b, such as berht ‘bright’ or bald ‘bold’. 2. variant of Weibel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Weible saw a decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 19,908th most popular surname but fell to 24,914th place in 2010 - a decline of 25.15%. Similarly, the count also reduced from 1,248 individuals with the Weible surname in 2000 to 998 in 2010, marking a 20.03% drop. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 26.09%, from 0.46 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,908	#24,914	-25.15%
Count	1,248	998	-20.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.34	-26.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weible

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes. The percentage of individuals identified as White with the Weible surname decreased slightly from 96.88% in 2000 to 95.09% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname in 2000, but by 2010, there was a small percentage (0.90%) who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.44% to 2.10% over the decade. Additionally, the number of individuals with this surname identifying as two or more ethnicities rose by 75.00%, from 0.80% to 1.40%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.88%	95.09%	-1.85%
Hispanic	1.44%	2.1%	45.83%
Two or More Races	0.8%	1.4%	75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.9%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.4%	0%	0%