How common is the surname Habel?

1,611 people in the United States had the surname Habel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,648 Americans. It ranked 17,495th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Habel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Habel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Habel most common?

Wikidata records people named Habel in the United States.

Is the surname Habel getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,683 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,611 in 2010, down 4.3%.

The surname Habel

A surname, carried by 1,611 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Habel is more common than 89.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,611 people named Habel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 191,648 Americans. That is down 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,683.

#17,495

rank among US surnames

1,611

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-4.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,870)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,495	Cleek	1,611	191,648
#17,502	Iman	1,610	191,767

Who is named Habel

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

95% of people named Habel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Habels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sarah Habel
American actress, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Habel

Habel has the Soundex code H140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H140.

Questions

How common is the surname Habel?: 1,611 people in the United States had the surname Habel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,648 Americans. It ranked 17,495th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Habel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Habel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Habel?: Sarah Habel, American actress.
Where is the surname Habel most common?: Wikidata records people named Habel in the United States.
Is the surname Habel getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,683 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,611 in 2010, down 4.3%.