Explore the Family Name Zebley

The meaning of Zebley

Americanized form of Swiss German Züblin: unexplained. Compare Zevely. History: Most, if not all, of the Zebleys trace their origin to Jacob Züblin, born 1693 in St. Gallen, Switzerland, died 1782 in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA.

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

The Zebley surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decline in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 35860 in terms of popularity and fell to 38754 by 2010, a drop of approximately 8.07%. The number of people carrying this surname also decreased from 592 in 2000 to 570 in 2010, marking a slight reduction of 3.72%. Consequently, the proportion of the population with the Zebley surname per 100,000 people decreased from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010, a decrease of 13.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,860	#38,754	-8.07%
Count	592	570	-3.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zebley

Looking at ethnicity, the Zebley surname was primarily associated with individuals identifying as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 97.30% of those with this surname identified as White, which dropped slightly to 95.44% in 2010. People of Hispanic ethnicity represented 0.84% in 2000, which increased slightly to 0.88% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a significant increase, about 94.81%, in those identifying as having two or more races, going from 1.35% in 2000 to 2.63% in 2010. However, there was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.3%	95.44%	-1.91%
Two or More Races	1.35%	2.63%	94.81%
Hispanic	0.84%	0.88%	4.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%