How common is the surname Lobel?

1,068 people in the United States had the surname Lobel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 289,088 Americans. It ranked 23,714th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lobel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lobel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lobel?

Arnold Lobel, American children's illustrator and writer (1933-1987).

Where is the surname Lobel most common?

Wikidata records people named Lobel in the United States.

Is the surname Lobel getting more or less common?

More common. 931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,068 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Lobel

A surname, carried by 1,068 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lobel is more common than 85.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,068 people named Lobel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 289,088 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 931.

#23,714

rank among US surnames

1,068

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+14.7%

change since 2000 (was #25,028)

Who is named Lobel

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

95% of people named Lobel identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lobels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arnold Lobel
American children's illustrator and writer (1933-1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lobel

Lobel has the Soundex code L140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L140.

Questions

How common is the surname Lobel?: 1,068 people in the United States had the surname Lobel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 289,088 Americans. It ranked 23,714th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lobel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lobel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lobel?: Arnold Lobel, American children's illustrator and writer (1933-1987).
Where is the surname Lobel most common?: Wikidata records people named Lobel in the United States.
Is the surname Lobel getting more or less common?: More common. 931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,068 in 2010, up 15%.