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

Wrobel, 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 Wrobel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Wrobel in America

Wrobel is the 7408th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Wrobel surname appeared 4,493 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 Wrobel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Wrobel 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 Wrobel

The surname WROBEL originated in Poland, where it first emerged in the Middle Ages around the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the Polish word "wróbel," which means "sparrow." It likely referred to someone who had a physical or personality trait resembling a sparrow, such as being small, agile, or lively.

The earliest recorded instances of the WROBEL surname can be found in medieval Polish records and documents. In the 14th century, a man named Janek Wrobel was mentioned in the court records of the city of Krakow. Other early spellings of the name included Vrobel, Wróbel, and Wroblewski, which incorporated the Slavic patronymic suffix "-ski."

One notable bearer of the WROBEL surname was Jan Wrobel, a Polish astronomer and mathematician who lived from 1589 to 1657. He was a professor at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics.

Another historical figure with the WROBEL surname was Stanislaw Wrobel, a Polish military officer who fought in the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921. He was born in 1892 and served as a commander in the Polish Army, playing a crucial role in defending his homeland against the Soviet invasion.

In the 18th century, a famous Polish painter named Piotr Wrobel (1718-1782) gained recognition for his religious paintings and portraits. His works can be found in various churches and museums across Poland.

The WROBEL surname also has a connection to a village in southeastern Poland called Wróblik, which means "small sparrow" in Polish. This village likely took its name from the WROBEL family who may have been among its earliest settlers or landowners.

Another notable bearer of the WROBEL surname was Franciszek Wrobel (1842-1912), a Polish architect and urban planner who designed numerous buildings and public spaces in Warsaw and other cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Wrobel

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

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

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