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

Krehbiel, 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 Krehbiel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Krehbiel in America

Krehbiel is the 18928th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Krehbiel surname appeared 1,442 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 Krehbiel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Krehbiel 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 Krehbiel

The surname Krehbiel originated in Germany and has been present since at least the 16th century. It is derived from the German words "Krebse" meaning "crayfish" and "Biel" meaning "brook" or "stream", suggesting that the earliest bearers of this surname lived near a small stream inhabited by crayfish.

One of the earliest records of the Krehbiel name dates back to 1595 in the town of Friedelsheim, located in the Palatinate region of present-day Germany. A document from that year mentions a certain Johann Krehbiel, who was likely among the first to bear this surname.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Krehbiel family migrated to Switzerland, where they settled in the canton of Bern. The earliest known Swiss Krehbiel was Hans Krehbiel, born in 1632, who is recorded as a farmer in the village of Rüegsau.

The Krehbiel surname also made its way to North America in the late 17th century, brought by German-Swiss Mennonite immigrants. One of the earliest recorded Krehbiels in America was Christian Krehbiel, who arrived in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1688 as part of the first organized group of German Mennonite settlers.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the surname Krehbiel. One was Johann Krehbiel (1684-1762), a German Mennonite minister and author who wrote extensively on Mennonite theology and beliefs. Another was David Krehbiel (1833-1918), an influential Mennonite leader and educator in the United States, who helped establish Bethel College in Kansas.

Other prominent Krehbiels include Adolf Krehbiel (1873-1945), an American music critic and author who wrote extensively on opera and classical music, and John Krehbiel (1917-1996), an American biochemist and molecular biologist known for his work on the structure of ribosomes.

In more recent times, the surname Krehbiel has also been associated with several notable academics and researchers, such as Steven Krehbiel (born 1952), an American physicist and professor at Oklahoma State University, and Ralph Krehbiel (born 1944), an American chemist and professor at the University of Chicago.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Krehbiel

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

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 Krehbiel 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 Krehbiel 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 Krehbiel was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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