Find out how popular the last name Boubel is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Boubel.

Boubel, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Boubel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Boubel in America

Boubel is the 79338th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Boubel surname appeared 240 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Boubel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Boubel to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Boubel

The surname "BOUBEL" is believed to have originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is thought to derive from the Old French word "boubel," which referred to a small thicket or clump of bushes. This suggests that the name may have initially been used as a descriptive term for someone who lived near or worked in an area with dense vegetation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Victor de Marseille, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century, which mentions a person named "Petrus Boubel." This indicates that the name was already in use in the Provence region of southern France by that time.

In the 13th century, records from the town of Saintes in western France mention a "Guillelmus Boubel," suggesting that the name had spread to other parts of the country. It is possible that the name may have been associated with certain occupations or trades related to woodlands or forestry.

During the 14th century, the name appears in various documents from the Dauphiné region in southeastern France, including a mention of a "Johannes Boubel" in the Compte de la Châtellenie de Saint-Marcellin from 1379.

One notable historical figure with the surname "BOUBEL" was Jean Boubel, a French merchant and trader who lived in the 16th century. Born around 1520 in Marseille, he was active in the Mediterranean trade and is mentioned in several business records from the time.

Another individual of note was Étienne Boubel, a French soldier and military commander who served during the Thirty Years' War in the early 17th century. He fought in several major battles and is recorded as having participated in the Siege of La Rochelle in 1628.

In the 18th century, there was a French painter named Antoine Boubel, who was born in Lyon in 1720 and worked primarily in the Baroque style. Some of his works can still be found in churches and museums in the Lyon region.

A more recent historical figure was François Boubel, a French lawyer and politician who lived in the 19th century. Born in 1818 in Aix-en-Provence, he served as a deputy in the French National Assembly and was involved in legal reform efforts.

While the surname "BOUBEL" is not among the most common in France today, it has a long and well-documented history that can be traced back to the Middle Ages, with various individuals bearing the name across different regions and professions over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Boubel

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Boubel.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Boubel was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Boubel has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Boubel was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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