The Schnabel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,050 people carried this name — #9,782 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 88,500 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
102 people named Schnabel live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 68 people named Schnabel.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
27 people named Schnabel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 57 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Schnabel live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schnabel.
- Schmitt 35,326 · U.S. census
- Schmitter 536 · U.S. census
- Schmitz 22,984 · U.S. census
- Schmoll 1,176 · U.S. census
- Schmuck 1,540 · U.S. census
- Schmutz 882 · U.S. census
- Schnebelen 148 · U.S. census
- Schnee 916 · U.S. census
- Schneeberger 891 · U.S. census
- Schneider 100,553 · U.S. census
- Schneiter 566 · U.S. census
- Schnell 6,647 · U.S. census
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