How common is the surname Zobel?

1,556 people in the United States had the surname Zobel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,423 Americans. It ranked 17,958th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zobel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zobel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Zobel?

Otto Julius Zobel, American electrical engineer (1887–1970), followed by Craig Zobel.

Where is the surname Zobel most common?

Wikidata records people named Zobel in the United States.

Is the surname Zobel getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,623 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,556 in 2010, down 4.1%.

The surname Zobel

A surname, carried by 1,556 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Z140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zobel is more common than 88.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,556 people named Zobel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,423 Americans. That is down 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,623.

#17,958

rank among US surnames

1,556

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-4.1%

change since 2000 (was #16,341)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,951	Tee	1,557	198,295
#17,958	Allbright	1,556	198,423

Who is named Zobel

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

95% of people named Zobel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Two or more races 1.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zobels

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Otto Julius Zobel
American electrical engineer (1887–1970)
Craig Zobel
American filmmaker and actor, born 1975

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zobel

Zabel

Zobel has the Soundex code Z140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z140.

Questions

How common is the surname Zobel?: 1,556 people in the United States had the surname Zobel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,423 Americans. It ranked 17,958th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zobel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zobel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Zobel?: Otto Julius Zobel, American electrical engineer (1887–1970), followed by Craig Zobel.
Where is the surname Zobel most common?: Wikidata records people named Zobel in the United States.
Is the surname Zobel getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,623 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,556 in 2010, down 4.1%.