How common is the surname Gobel?

1,741 people in the United States had the surname Gobel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 177,338 Americans. It ranked 16,502nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gobel?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gobel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gobel?

Gwendolyn Göbel, actress, followed by George Gobel.

Where is the surname Gobel most common?

Wikidata records people named Gobel in Germany and the United States.

Is the surname Gobel getting more or less common?

More common. 1,542 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,741 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Gobel

A surname, carried by 1,741 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gobel is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,741 people named Gobel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 177,338 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,542.

#16,502

rank among US surnames

1,741

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+12.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,988)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,494	Tschida	1,742	177,236
#16,502	Kittredge	1,741	177,338
#16,509	Everman	1,740	177,440

Who is named Gobel

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Gobel identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Two or more races 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gobels

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gwendolyn Göbel
Actress, born 2006
George Gobel
American comedian (1919-1991)

Notable Gobels come mostly from Germany (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gobel

Gobel has the Soundex code G140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G140.

Questions

How common is the surname Gobel?: 1,741 people in the United States had the surname Gobel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 177,338 Americans. It ranked 16,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gobel?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Gobel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gobel?: Gwendolyn Göbel, actress, followed by George Gobel.
Where is the surname Gobel most common?: Wikidata records people named Gobel in Germany and the United States.
Is the surname Gobel getting more or less common?: More common. 1,542 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,741 in 2010, up 13%.