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

Kriebel, 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 Kriebel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kriebel in America

Kriebel is the 18156th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kriebel surname appeared 1,533 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kriebel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kriebel 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 Kriebel

The surname Kriebel originated in Germany, with records dating back to the early 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "kriebeln," which means "to tickle" or "to tingle." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive nickname or a reference to a particular trade or occupation.

In the early 1500s, the name Kriebel was found in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria and Saxony. Some of the earliest recorded mentions of the name can be found in church records and local registers from that period.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Kriebel was Hans Kriebel, born around 1520 in the town of Nuremberg, Bavaria. He was a merchant and is mentioned in several trade records from the mid-16th century.

Another notable figure was Johann Kriebel, a Lutheran theologian and author who lived from 1584 to 1647. He was born in Saxony and wrote several influential works on religion and philosophy.

In the 17th century, the Kriebel surname began to spread beyond Germany, with some families migrating to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. One such individual was Caspar Kriebel, born in 1673 in the town of Worms, Germany. He later settled in Pennsylvania, United States, in the early 1700s and became one of the first Kriebels in the American colonies.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Kriebel name appeared in various historical records and documents across Europe and North America. For example, in 1776, a Johann Kriebel was listed as a landowner in the village of Oberndorf, Bavaria.

Another notable figure was Friedrich Kriebel, born in 1795 in Saxony, Germany. He was a prominent educator and author, and his works on pedagogy and child development were widely read in the 19th century.

As the Kriebel family spread throughout the world, variations in spelling emerged, including Kreibel, Kriebl, and Kriebele. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained rooted in its German heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kriebel

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

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

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