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

Strobel, 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 Strobel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Strobel in America

Strobel is the 5685th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Strobel surname appeared 6,097 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Strobel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Strobel 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 Strobel

The surname Strobel originates from Germany, where it first appeared in the 13th century. It is derived from the Middle High German word "strobe," meaning a bundle or sheaf of grain. This suggests that the name may have been an occupational name for someone who worked with grains or crops.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in various German historical records and manuscripts from the Middle Ages. For example, the name Strobel appears in the tax records of the city of Nuremberg in the year 1347.

In the 16th century, the surname Strobel was particularly prominent in the region of Bavaria, where it was associated with several notable individuals. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Hans Strobel, a farmer and landowner who lived in the village of Altötting in the late 15th century.

Another notable figure with the surname Strobel was Johann Strobel, a Lutheran theologian and scholar who lived in the city of Nuremberg from 1516 to 1594. He was known for his writings on religious doctrine and his contributions to the Protestant Reformation.

In the 17th century, the name Strobel spread to other parts of Germany and neighboring regions. One prominent bearer of the name during this time was Valentin Strobel, a German artist and engraver who was born in Nuremberg in 1629 and died in Vienna in 1696.

As the name Strobel continued to spread throughout Germany and Europe, it also gave rise to various place names and local variations in spelling. For example, the village of Strobelbach in Bavaria is believed to have been named after an early bearer of the Strobel surname.

Other notable individuals with the surname Strobel include August Strobel, a German historian and archaeologist who lived from 1857 to 1909, and Wilhelm Strobel, a German military officer who served in World War II and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in 1944.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Strobel

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

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

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