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The surname Vrabel

A surname, carried by 1,428 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V614

Vrabel: #19,062 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Vrabel #19,062, 1,428 people Vrabel: #19,062 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Vrabel #19,062, 1,428 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vrabel is more common than 88.3% of them.

Origin

From Slovak Vrábel, Slovene Vrabelj, or another Slavic language. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vorbьľь (“sparrow”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,428 people named Vrabel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 216,208 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,453.

#19,062
rank among US surnames
1,428
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
-1.7%
change since 2000 (was #17,771)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#19,053Minder1,429216,057
#19,062Cianci1,428216,208

Who is named Vrabel

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

97% of people named Vrabel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 97%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
  • Two or more races 1.0%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vrabels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Mike Vrabel
    American football player and coach (born 1975)

Questions

Where does the surname Vrabel come from?
From Slovak Vrábel, Slovene Vrabelj, or another Slavic language. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vorbьľь (“sparrow”).
How common is the surname Vrabel?
1,428 people in the United States had the surname Vrabel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 216,208 Americans. It ranked 19,062nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vrabel?
In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Vrabel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Vrabel?
Mike Vrabel, American football player and coach (born 1975).
Where is the surname Vrabel most common?
Wikidata records people named Vrabel in the United States.
Is the surname Vrabel getting more or less common?
Less common. 1,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,428 in 2010, down 1.7%.